Metropolis A Novel
Metropolis A Novel by Elizabeth Gaffney, published by Random House Publishing Group on February 14, 2006, is a historical fiction work that spans 496 pages. The story unfolds on a frigid night in New York, where a young immigrant is awakened by a fire in P. T. Barnum’s stable. As he becomes embroiled in a citywide arson investigation, he is determined to clear his name and pursue the dreams that brought him to America.
Readers will find a narrative that follows the protagonist through a series of identity changes as he navigates the challenges of urban life. He encounters one of the city’s toughest gangs and develops a relationship with a strong-willed woman. The book explores themes of fate, passion, and survival, reflecting the complexities of the American experience against a backdrop of historical events and urban struggles.
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On a freezing night in the middle of a New York winter, a young immigrant is suddenly awakened by a fire in P. T. Barnum’s stable, where he works and sleeps, and soon finds himself at the center of a citywide arson investigation. Determined to clear his name and realize the dreams that inspired his hazardous voyage to America, he will change his identity many times, find himself mixed up with one of the city’s toughest and most enterprising gangs, and fall in love with a smart, headstrong, and beautiful woman. Buffeted by the forces of fate, hate, luck, and passion, our hero struggles to build a life–and just to stay alive–on an epic journey that is at once unique and poignantly emblematic of the American experience.
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