The Winthrop Agreement Simpson Alice Sherman
The Winthrop Agreement Simpson Alice Sherman A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter's ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute…
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The Winthrop Agreement Simpson Alice Sherman
A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter's ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray.When Rivkah Milmanovitch arrives at Ellis Island, her husband is not waiting for her as promised. Lottie Aarons, whose husband went out for a newspaper and never returned, takes Rivkah in and they work side-by-side in dispiriting sweatshops. Alone and pregnant, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenement of an old friend.
When he serendipitously meets fifteen-year-old Mimi, who dreams of Rivkah gives birth to a daughter, Mimi, determined that her child will have a better life in America.Frederick Winthrop, slum landlord, lives in one of Fifth Avenue's sumptuous mansions--and preys on young girls.