I've reviewed one of last week's library finds: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford.

A mysterious young stranger arrives in New York in 1746 and embarks on a picaresque adventure through society.

Is he a French spy? A criminal? Could he even be a Saracen?

Recreating the narrative voice of 18th-century novels, this fascinating romp through colonial New York is completely absorbing

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