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The City We Became (2020)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels. And they're not the only ones.
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- 9780316509886
- Length:
- 448 pages
Genres: fantasy, literary fiction
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Loved itanother fantastic book MK Json one of my all-time favorite authors... it's such a strange concept that enk gem just succeeds in you know creating I love all of her books and her writing immensely
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Loved itit's just such a fascinating concept and i love how it was executed i loved getting to know all of the characters