Old New York

A series of four interconnected novellas, painting a vivid portrait of New York through the middle of the 19th century.
 
In the 1840s, Lewis Raycie is sent to Europe by his father to purchase art by famous painters. The elder Raycie, a self-made man, wants to establish a family dynasty and hopes that a respected art gallery well help entrench his family in New York’s upper crust. But when his son returns home with works by cutting edge but unknown artists, it threatens to tear this fledgling family apart.
 
In the 1850s, Delia Ralston’s cousin Charlotte is about to be married but has a dilemma. Her husband-to-be wishes her to give up her work at an orphanage where,… Keep Reading