She doesn't miss the war. But she does miss being useful.London, 1923Kitty Goring is tired of the endless parties and scavenger hunts that occupy the Bright Young Things during peacetime.When a missing family heirloom resurfaces in a pawn shop, she uncovers a web of secrets that could unravel the very fabric of her world.Amidst the glittering façade of post-war society, Kitty Goring trades high society's superficiality ...

Union organizer and balladeer Ella May became a martyr for workers nationwide when she was murdered on her way to a union meeting in Gastonia, North Carolina, at age 28. A mother of nine and bookkeeper for the communist-led National Textile Workers Union, May worked to organize fellow mill workers in Gaston County. Her efforts to organize black workers--along with her brash, outspoken manner--incensed the local community and she was shot by an anti-union vigilante group on September 14, 19...