The Great Mistake A novel
The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee is a historical novel published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on June 15, 2021. This first edition, 2nd printing, spans 304 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Andrew Haswell Green, a self-made man whose contributions to New York City are monumental, including the creation of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The story unfolds with Green’s shocking murder at the age of eighty-three, an event that reverberates through the city and reveals the complexities of his life.
Readers will find a rich exploration of Green’s legacy and the societal transformations of New York City at the turn of the twentieth century. The novel delves into themes of fame, fortune, and the hidden aspects of identity, particularly within the context of LGBTQ+ experiences. Through a blend of psychological depth and historical detail, The Great Mistake presents a portrait of a man whose life was both influential and enigmatic, inviting reflection on the intersections of personal and public life.
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An exultant novel of New York City at the turn of the twentieth century, about one man’s rise to fame and fortune, and his mysterious murder—“engrossing” (Wall Street Journal), “immersive” (The New Yorker), and “seriously entertaining” (The Sunday Times, London).
Andrew Haswell Green is dead, shot at the venerable age of eighty-three, when he thought life could hold no more surprises. The killing—on Park Avenue in broad daylight, on Friday the thirteenth—shook the city.
Born to a struggling farmer, Green was a self-made man without whom there would be no Central Park, no Metropolitan Museum of Art, no Museum of Natural History, no New York Public Library. But Green had a secret, a life locked within him that now, in the hour of his death, may finally break free.
A work of tremendous depth and piercing emotion, The Great Mistake is the story of a city transformed, a murder that made a private man infamous, and a portrait of a singular individual who found the world closed off to him—yet enlarged it.
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