Questa saga si svolge in tempi turbolenti, dove il fuoco consuma non solo città ma anche vite. Segue i viaggi di donne che affrontano la tragedia, false accuse e la lotta per la verità. La serie è una narrazione avvincente di coraggio, resilienza e la ricerca della giustizia contro probabilità schiaccianti. Combina magistralmente il dramma personale con eventi storici che plasmano i loro destini.
As Chicago's Great Fire destroys their bookshop, Meg and Sylvie Townsend make a harrowing escape from the flames with the help of reporter Nate Pierce. But the trouble doesn't end there--their father is committed to an asylum after being accused of murder, and they must prove his innocence before the asylum truly drives him mad.
When Sylvie Townsend's Polish ward, Rose, goes missing at the World's Fair, her life unravels. Brushed off by the authorities, Sylvie turns to her boarder and Rose's violin instructor, Kristof Bartok, for help searching the immigrant communities. When the unexpected happens, will Sylvie be able to accept the change that comes her way?