Golden Hill

Decent historical fiction about an Englishman coming to a small-town New York of the 18th century. He's got a bill for 1000 pounds but won't disclose what they are meant for. We have to wait until the very end to find out about his intentions, and they are intriguing and color previously encounters in a more interesting light, but it comes a little too late, I find. Because most of the adventurous he stumbles into before, feel a bit trivial. Though I did love everything about the dynamic between him and bitter Tabitha, who's a character I haven't encountered much in literature. Sometimes we all like the cage to much. The writing is good.