This book
was written during the time of the World’s Fair, which was well researched. Sylvie Townsend is working at the Fair and
she has finally a family of her own, she took in a Polish immigrant Rose
Dabrowski and they are very happy. She believes this to be true, until one day Rose
disappeared when she was supposed to be taking her violin lesson. She never showed up. As her daughter is 17 and hasn’t been gone
long enough, she is brushed off by the authorities. Sylvie goes on a search of her own with the
help of Rose’s violin instructor. The
book is full of the Worlds Fair, the characters are well written, there is
mystery, suspense and in the end a little romance.
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Description
The one thing Sylvie
Townsend wants most is what she feared she was destined never to have--a family
of her own. But taking in Polish immigrant Rose Dabrowski to raise and love
quells those fears--until seventeen-year-old Rose goes missing at the World's
Fair, and Sylvie's world unravels.
Brushed off by the authorities, Sylvie turns to her boarder, Kristof Bartok,
for help. He is Rose's violin instructor and the concertmaster for the
Columbian Exposition Orchestra, and his language skills are vital to helping
Sylvie navigate the immigrant communities where their search leads.
From the glittering architecture of the fair to the dark houses of Chicago's
poorest neighborhoods, they're taken on a search that points to Rose's
long-lost family. Is Sylvie willing to let the girl go? And as Kristof and
Sylvie grow closer, can she reconcile her craving for control with her yearning
to belong?
