The Latecomers by Helen Klein Ross HARDBACK 9780316476867

The LatecomersAuthor(s): Helen Klein Ross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Little, Brown & Company, United States\nImprint: Little, Brown & Company\nISBN-13: 9780316476867, 978-0316476867\nSynopsis\nIn 1908, sixteen-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. It's the dawn of a new century: innovative technologies are emerging, women's roles are changing, and Bridey is emboldened by the promise of a fresh start. She cares for the Hollingworth children as if they were her own, until a mysterious death changes Bridey and the household forever. For decades, the terrible secrets of Bridey's past continue to haunt the family. And in the present day, after a strange .