What a book to read when the entire world is engulfed in panic of Coronavirus.
This book is based on Spanish Flu which happened after WW1. The story takes us with Pia- a German immigrant in Philadelphia who leaves her baby brother behind in search of food. At the same time Bernice, having lost her only child to the pandemic makes a decision to transform all the orphans and immigrants into ‘True Americans’.
Pia makes an arduous journey to find her way back to her remaining family but also confront her own shame and fear, risking everything to see justice – and love – triumph at last.
This book is based on Spanish Flu which happened after WW1. The story takes us with Pia- a German immigrant in Philadelphia who leaves her baby brother behind in search of food. At the same time Bernice, having lost her only child to the pandemic makes a decision to transform all the orphans and immigrants into ‘True Americans’.
Pia makes an arduous journey to find her way back to her remaining family but also confront her own shame and fear, risking everything to see justice – and love – triumph at last.