Funeral crepe and quarantine signs appear on doors as victims drop dead in the streets and desperate survivors wear white masks to ward off illness. But as her city celebrates the end of war, an even more urgent threat arrives: the Spanish flu. In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia’s overcrowded slums and the anti-immigrant sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of America’s First Daughter “An immersive historical tale with chilling twists and turns. Wiseman has written a touching tale of loss, survival, and perseverance with some light fantastical elements. “Readers will not be able to help making comparisons to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how little has changed since 1918.
From the internationally bestselling author of What She Left Behind comes a gripping and powerful tale of upheaval-a heartbreaking saga of resilience and hope perfect for fans of Beatriz Williams and Kristin Hannah-set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak-the deadly pandemic that went on to infect one-third of the world’s population…
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