City of Dreams : A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan (Paperback)

from KimSmyth

Excellent historical fiction. Very good main female characters.

from janerawoof

Family saga of a brother and sister and their descendants, from the arrival of the pair in New Amsterdam to succeeding generations in New York City through the American Revolution. In each of the generations there are surgeons, physicians and apothecaries: [healers through herbal medicine]. We fo...

from PhoebeReading

Beverly Swerling's first novel is an incredibly ambitious look at the pre-revolutionary history of New York. Swerling focuses on one family, but because her novel spans 150 years of history within that family it touches on a tremendous wealth of subject matter, from early surgery to conflicts wit...

from Joanne53

An engaging novel set in early New York about the first generations of a family of gifted surgeons and healers. Interesting parallels with modern times with the ignorance and prejudice of the public against vacinations.

from DeltaQueen50

City of Dreams by Beverly Swerling is a multi-generational family saga that details the growth of New York City between the years of 1661 to 1798, spanning over 130 years. With such a huge background and time period to cover, the novel does seem a little choppy at times as we meet characters only...