Book Suggestion

Almost done with Wally Lamb- good read..

I just started "Forever" by Pete Hamill the other day and cannot put it down- I wanted to get a message out there to suggest it for next month --- I LOVE IT!!

Here is some copy from the back cover:

"magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains...forever. Through the eyes of Cormac O'Conner - granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan- we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know the city's buried secrets- the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleasing of enourmous human energies, and, above all, by hope."

Maria

If we end up reading "Forever" at some point, I have several copies here at work. Our History of NYC course used it for class. Everyone in that course loved the book too.

Sounds good! I read another of his books--Downtown--and really enjoyed it.