Brownstone & Ivory

In the East Village of a small New England town during the 1890s, Jean Blouin’s only teenage aspiration is to become a stonecutter like his father and grandfather before him; Madeline Smith is six years older and an accomplished pianist from a prestigious West Village family who discovers his raw musical and artistic talents. Amid the unprecedented changing times of the era, teacher and student become lovers and find themselves in a forbidden relationship that becomes intertwined with class struggle and turmoil that escalates between the two very disparate villages of Masacksic, Massachusetts. Circumstance and opportunity lead to Manhattan, a dynamic world with an insatiable appetite for buildings, and talented people. Several shocking twists of fate await them as the political intrigue, unparalleled technological advances, and the cultural growth heralded by The Gilded Age define their destiny.