Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
by Christina
Fiction – print. Random House, 2009. 349 pgs. Purchased. In August 1974, New Yorkers awaken to find a mysterious tightrope walker is traversing between the Twin Towers on a wire suspended a quarter mile above the ground. No one knows who the (wo)man might be; no one knows if this is a sales stunt or a suicide plan. In McCann’s novel, though, the tightrope walker is not the focus. Instead, the performer’s daring feat serves as a backdrop for exploring […]
Categories: 2019 Reads, Book Club, Fiction, New York, North America, United States • Tags: Colum McCann
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