Out of the smoldering ruins, May embarks on a harrowing road to reclaim what is hers. Then, on an early April morning, San Francisco comes tumbling down. Trapped by betrayal, madness, and murder, May stands to lose everything, including her freedom, at the hands of those she trusts most. And a maid keeps hinting that May is in danger. Her aunt wanders about in a laudanum fog. Her glamorous cousin often disappears in the night. Initially overwhelmed by the opulence of her new life, May soon senses that dark mysteries lurk in the shadows of the Sullivan mansion. There she's welcomed into the wealthy Sullivan family and their social circle. After her mother's death, penniless May Kimble lives a lonely life until an aunt she didn't know existed summons her to San Francisco. "This is a spellbinding page-turner of a book." -Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale.Ī mesmerizing novel of dark family secrets and a young woman's rise and revenge set against the backdrop of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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