Sarah's parents married four days before their ship departed Amsterdam for the New World. Were they wide-eyed adventurers or simply a pair of impulsive teenagers with nothing to lose?
 

Discover Catalyna and Joris's origin stories, their meet-cute, and journey to become the first settlers of New Netherland.

Maps of Manhattan and the surrounding area, designed by Fawn with special callouts to help you navigate the 17th century world and make connections to present day NYC.

The Rapalje family was prolific. Here's 102 of them in a tree—and that is only the first 2 generations after Joris and Catalyna!

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Note: This chart is per my research among various sources, such as genealogy books written by descendants and genealogy websites. There are discrepancies between sources. This has not been certified by a professional genealogist, but is presented as a reference of Sarah's siblings and children in the novel.

I devoured everything I could find about New Netherland material culture, food, and history. I'm sure this list is incomplete, but it's a starting point of 30+ books and articles.

Reference list and two versions of character art.

Discussion prompts and even a food & drink guide to create a New Netherland atmosphere for your book club.​

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