The Drowning Room

By Michael Pye

Book Overview

Set during the terrible winter of 1642, in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, this haunting and evocative novel, based on fact, tells of Gretje Reyniers, a feisty, complex woman who makes her own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140141499
• ISBN13: 9780140141498
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Good adventure - great read

An excellent adventure story with a wealth of small details that actually make the historical period come alive, like being transported through time. Literary and sophisticated, worth a reader's time