Includes Encore: exclusive extras for book clubs & more: discussion questions, bibliographical references, history, and a Ukraine photo album, and excerpts from other books. Includes bibliographic references p. 227-8.
Summary:
"A deadly fire. A sensational sideshow. And a baby fighting for its life. Sophie Rosenfeld dreams of a resplendent life in America after escaping the pogroms in Eastern Europe, only to lose her family in the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Besides Sophie, the lone survivor is her niece, Mercy, a premature baby the city hospital calls a "weakling" and refuses to save. When it is rumored Mercy's only hope lies in the dark and dangerous Coney Island freak shows, free-spirited but despairing Sophie takes the chance. Will life in the spotlights lead her to the life she's always imagined, or will another devastating fire force her to return to the ashes of tenement life forever?" -- publisher's marketing
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