![]() ![]() ![]() The epilogue ties everything up a bit too neatly. The portions on the earthquake seem historically accurate. I also enjoyed the depiction of female friendships. When Sophie arrives, Kat will not speak, but Sophie gradually earns her confidence. She is traumatized by the death of her mother. We know from the early chapters that a US Marshall is interviewing Sophie about her husband.įor me, the star of the book is five-year-old Kat. ![]() A pregnant woman appears at Sophie’s door, creating more questions. The plot of this book revolves around a number of mysteries. During the early part of their marriage, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake hits. Recent widower Martin Hocking tells her he wants a wife to take care of his five-year-old daughter and to keep up his image for work. Protagonist Sophie, an Irish immigrant, is living in the slums of New York in 1905 when she answers an ad for a mail order bride, which requires moving to California. ![]()
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