Just as Marike takes her first adult steps toward love and independence, her lover is called away to take up arms against the British. Soon she finds the blissful life she had envisioned for herself dashed and she must use her wits and inner strength to find her way. Set against the backdrop of revolutionary era New York, Rae's ninth novel brings this period to vivid and thrilling life.
Catherine M. Rae is the author of eight previous novels, most recently Sunlight on a Broken Column and The Hidden Cove. She lives in Guilford, Connecticut.