Margaret J. (nmeg) reviewed on + 7 more book reviews
This is a well imagined look into Colonial Brooklyn featuring a girl, then woman who is chosen to learn her father's trade (no sons!)--he is a gin distiller. She is a natural at engineering it seems and quickly becomes obsessed with building a bridge to Manhattan. There is also an emotional story line of her relationships with family, and an interesting subtext about slavery in the North. A good read.
