{"product_id":"brookland-9780312425807","title":"Brookland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince her girlhood, Prudence Winship has gazed across the tidal straits from her home in Brooklyn to the city of Manhattan and yearned to bridge the distance. Now, firmly established as the owner of an enormously successful gin distillery she inherited from her father, she can begin to realize her dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in eighteenth-century Brooklyn, this is the beautifully written story of a woman with a vision: a gargantuan construction of timber and masonry to span the East River. With the help of her sisters--high-spirited Tem and silent, uncanny Pearl--Prue fires the imaginations of the people of Brooklyn and New York by promising them easy passage between their two worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrookland\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Emily Barton's reputation as one of the finest writers of her generation, whose work is \"blessedly post-ironic, engaging and heartfelt\" (Thomas Pynchon).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312425807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2007 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emily Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635878555804,"sku":"9780312425807","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_afbdd745-4d6e-4a7a-9475-8e64daed4010.jpg?v=1603840773","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brookland-9780312425807","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}