New Release - Cindy Thomson

Dear Readers,

I love that historical novels are a chance to peek into the everyday lives of those who lived in that period.  They have a bit of history to them that are just not part of the “normal” teaching of a history class.  It is the daily lives of the working Joe and Josephine and their experiences of that time.

Grace’s Pictures by Cindy Thomson is a chance to live in the life of a young lady who has come to America from Ireland and is now trying to earn enough money to bring her mother over also.  It was a very common practice to send a family member or two and once they got established and earned some money, they would send for the next one. 

Grace is having trouble raising money for her mother’s ticket.  She is hoping that her little Brownie camera will help.  She decides to walk around New York and see what pictures she can take.  While in the park she snaps a picture of what turns out to be the leader of one of the local gangs.  They want the picture, her camera and even herself if that is what it takes to get it.

New York City in the 1900’s was a wonderful, beautiful, dangerous place to be.  The place was teaming with life, foreign languages spoken, neighborhoods and people growing and surviving on new immigrant’s hard work.  What an exciting time to live there!   Cindy opens a bit of that world for us to view and learn a bit more about that time.

Happy Reading