Jean Zimmerman: 8 books

A stunning celebration and reappraisal of the importance of “women’s work,” Made from Scratch addresses the tug that many Americans feel between our professional and private lives. In this stunning celebration and reappraisal of the importance of "women's work," acclaimed journalist Jean...

“An over-the-top romp through 1870s America . . . compulsively readable.” —Oprah.com Jean Zimmerman’s spectacular follow-up to The Orphanmaster has it all: Gilded Age romance, robber baron excess, detective story suspense, and a compelling female protagonist whom readers will fall in...

From a debut novelist, a gripping historical thriller and rousing love story set in seventeenth-century Manhattan It’s 1663 in the tiny, hardscrabble Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, now present-day southern Manhattan. Orphan children are going missing, and among those looking into the mysterious...

Un thriller historique foisonnant au coeur de l'Amérique coloniale du XVIIe siècle, savant mélange d'aventures, de romance et d'espionnage sur fond de traque sanglante. 1663, Manhattan, Nouvelle-Amsterdam : des orphelins disparaissent et leurs corps sont retrouvés marqués d'un étrange symbole...

Après Le Maître des orphelins, Jean Zimmerman signe un thriller retraçant le destin d'une enfant sauvage à Manhattan en 1876. Lorsque débute ce roman, le narrateur attend l'arrivée de la Police à Central Park à côté du cadavre d'un ami d'enfance, et se demande s'il est lui-même l'auteur...

The true story of the New York society couple portrayed in the John Singer Sargent painting—an architect and an heiress who became passionate reformers. Contemporaries of the Astors and Vanderbilts, they grew up together along the shores of bucolic Staten Island, linked by privilege—her...

Now in paperback, the first book to document how participating in sports changes young girls' lives during the difficult years of adolescence. From high-profile women's professional leagues to high-school-level champions, girl athletes are acheiving record breakthroughs. Witness, for example,...

DARKNESS EVERYWHERE... The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down. World of...