Allan Gerald Levine Libros

In the last seventy years, Toronto has been transformed from a provincial town to a significant urban heavyweight. Few cities have experienced such sustained growth, and the packed streets of North America’s fourth-largest city are a far cry from the origins of the city as “Little York,” which was comprised of the Lieutenant-Governor’s muddy tent—which he shared with his wife and many children—and some barracks. Between then and now, fervent Orangemen have imposed strict morals on the growing provincial town, and an influx of immigrants has changed the face of the city. With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyd’s London and Colin Jones’s Paris so successful, Levine’s captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the city’s present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports. Toronto invites readers to discover the city’s lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the city’s many unique neighbourhoods, where they can encounter the striking and peculiar characters who have inhabited them: the powerful and powerless, the entrepreneurs and the entertainers, and the moral and the corrupt, all of whom have contributed to Toronto’s collective identity.

Set against the backdrop of 1940s New York City, the story follows the murder of Patricia Burton Lonergan and the subsequent trial of her husband, Wayne Lonergan. It delves into Wayne's struggles with his identity as a bisexual man in a repressive society, juxtaposed with Patricia's privileged lifestyle. The narrative weaves through significant cultural landmarks and events, exploring themes of denial, societal norms, and the complexities of truth in a courtroom. Key questions about guilt and the impact of systemic abuse are central to the unfolding drama.

Winnipeg, Kanada, Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die schöne Emily und ihr heimlicher Liebhaber Antonio werden tot aufgefunden. Der Verdacht fällt sofort auf Emilys Ehemann Graham Powers, der allerdings beteuert, unschuldig zu sein. Detektiv Sam Klein ermittelt in einem Sumpf aus Korruption, Bestechung und sexuellen Extravaganzen. Gerade noch kann er Graham Powers vor der Verurteilung retten, dem wahren Täter wird ein Geständnis abgerungen. Das Motiv: Eifersucht.