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Golden Hill
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I've no history here, and no character: and what I am, is all in what I will be...
Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2016 Winner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2017 Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize 2017 Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017 Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2017 Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017 Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Novel of the Year 2017
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New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening, a charming and handsome young stranger fresh off the boat from England pitches up to a counting house on Golden Hill Street with a suspicious yet compelling proposition — he has an order for a thousand pounds in his pocket that he wishes to cash. But can he be trusted?
This is New York in its infancy, a place where a young man with a fast tongue can invent himself afresh, fall in love, and find a world of trouble...
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford invites readers into this vibrant setting, offering a tale of suspense, romance, and discovery.
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Golden Hill by Francis Spufford is often praised for its vivid depiction of 18th century New York and its rich, engaging narrative. Reviewers frequently highlight the novel's intricate plot and the author's skill in capturing the historical ambiance, making it a compelling read with well-crafted prose. Spufford's ability to weave together intrigue and drama in such a historical setting is admired, and the book is lauded for both its entertainment value and its literary depth.
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ISBN: 9780571225200
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 September 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 278g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Francis Spufford, a former Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year (1997), has edited two acclaimed literary anthologies and a collection of essays about the history of technology. His first book, I May Be Some Time, won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of 1996, the Banff Mountain Book Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award. His second, The Child That Books Built, gave Neil Gaiman 'the peculiar feeling that there was now a book I didn't need to write'. His third, Backroom Boys, was called 'as nearly perfect as makes no difference' by the Daily Telegraph and was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College and lives near Cambridge.
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