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Violence
Some
Historical Brooklyn violence — period crime and moral danger
Language
Some
Period language
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic content is modest
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the historical setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The violence and love intertwine in a morally complex story
What this book is about
A historical novel set in the Brooklyn of an earlier era — a love story entangled with violence and the particular moral geography of the neighborhood.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Historical violence and crime
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