Four tall brownstones on a single New York block keep their blinds drawn, but three bachelor friends are about to learn what goes on behind them. Opening on New Year’s Day, the novel follows calls, courtships, confidence men and a hidden family story through the shops, boarding houses and parlours of the 1860s city.
A comic and sentimental panorama of mid-Victorian Manhattan, for readers who enjoy Dickensian bustle on American streets. Download the free EPUB.