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"Loved it!... I pulled an all-nighter to finish reading it... I read it with bated breath!... Brilliant." Goodreads reviewer, ?????
Maggie O'Halloran gazes up at the Statue of Liberty, her eyes full of tears. "At last," she breathes softly, taking her brother's hand in hers. "This is where our future begins... "
New York City, 1891: Stepping off the boat, Maggie O'Halloran's heart is filled with hope. This is her chance to start again, to leave her life in Ireland behind her. But when her father isn't waiting at the docks as planned, she and her brother Danny find themselves alone in this ferocious city -- homeless, penniless and without a friend in the world. How are they going to survive?
Life on the Lower East Side is hard and grindingly poor, but Maggie is determined to find a way to make a living in this city. As she gazes longingly into the windows of Manhattan's famous department stores, she dreams of owning her own millinery shop and becoming independent at last.
As Maggie fights to survive, she finds a speck of hope at last in the warm, kind eyes of Brendan O'Donoghue, who offers her and Danny refuge. Even though it's not the life she'd dreamed of, she can't deny that his warm, kind eyes make her feel she has finally found a home at last.
But just as Maggie finds work with a wealthy family on the Upper East Side, and her dreams feel closer than ever, Danny falls in with a notorious New York gang... Will she be able to save him and everything they've worked for? Or will the American dream she has held so close to her heart be lost forever?
The first book in the Maggie O'Halloran series, this is a sweeping, epic and heart-wrenching story of one woman's determination to change her fortunes against all odds. Perfect for fans of moving historical fiction, Kristin Harmel and Jean Grainger.
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"Hewitt's exceptional storytelling skills transported me to the vibrant streets of New York City, and I found myself eagerly turning the pages... Inspiring and heart-warming." Goodreads reviewer, ?????
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