A birthday excursion turns deadly when the SS Eastland capsizes with insurance agent Olive Pierce and her best friend on board. After her escape, Olive discovers her friend is among the missing victims. When she begins investigating the accident, more setbacks arise. It will take all she has to overcome those who want to sabotage her search for the truth.
She promised a dying father she would keep his daughter safe. She can't fail now. The one thing Sylvie Townsend wants most is what she feared she would never have — a family of her own. But taking in Polish immigrant Rose Dabrowski to raise and love quells those fears — until seventeen-year-old Rose goes missing at the World's Fair, and Sylvie's life unravels.
When Sylvie Townsend's Polish ward, Rose, goes missing at the World's Fair, her life unravels. Brushed off by the authorities, Sylvie turns to her boarder and Rose's violin instructor, Kristof Bartok, for help searching the immigrant communities. When the unexpected happens, will Sylvie be able to accept the change that comes her way?
A birthday excursion turns deadly when the SS Eastland capsizes with Olive Pierce and her best friend on board. Hundreds perish during the accident, and it's only when Olive herself barely escapes that she discovers her friend is among the victims.
As Chicago's Great Fire destroys their bookshop, Meg and Sylvie Townsend make a harrowing escape from the flames with the help of reporter Nate Pierce. But the trouble doesn't end there--their father is committed to an asylum after being accused of murder, and they must prove his innocence before the asylum truly drives him mad.
Cora Mae Stewart's life is shattered when a devastating attack on her Georgia cotton mill leads to her arrest for treason. As she is sent North, she navigates a hostile environment, forced to make difficult decisions to protect a young girl in her care. The story explores themes of resilience and sacrifice amid turmoil, highlighting Cora's determination to safeguard innocence in a world turned upside down.