Cormac O'Connor arrives in New York City from Ireland in 1741 and remains forever. For he has been given the gift of immortality, but only if he never leaves the island of Manhattan. Through Cormac's eyes readers watch the city tranform from a burgeoning settlement to the pulsing metropolis of today. It's also Cormac's story as he explores the mysteries of time and immortality, death and loss, sex and love.
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