From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes
"historical fiction that feels uncomfortably relevant today" (Kirkus
Reviews) about "America's Joan of Arc"--the courageous woman who
started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper
mining company in the world.
In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements has seen enough of the
world to know that it's unfair. She's spent her whole life in the mining
town of Calumet, Michigan, where men risk their lives for meager
salaries--and have barely enough to put food on the table for their
families. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their
husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call
of the company man telling them their loved ones aren't coming home. So,
when Annie decides to stand up for the entire town of Calumet, nearly
everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to
handle.
Yet as Annie struggles to improve the future of her town, her husband
becomes increasingly frustrated with her growing independence. She faces
the threat of prison while also discovering a forbidden love. On her
fierce quest for justice, Annie will see just how much she is willing to
sacrifice for the families of Calumet.
From one of the most versatile writers in contemporary fiction, this
novel is an authentic and moving historical portrait of the lives of the
crucial men and women of the early labor movement "with an important
message that will resonate with contemporary readers" (Booklist).
