An odd genre, technoromance, but try City of Light, Lauren Belfer’s
novel about the electrifying of Buffalo, New York. The monumental task, told
through the words of a pioneering teacher, was accomplished using the Niagara
Falls for power. Published by Sceptre, £10, ISBN 0340748419.
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