Shadows of the White City (The Windy City Saga, #2) Review

Paperback, 384 pages

Published February 2nd 2021 by Bethany House Publishers

Jocelyn Green

My Review

I have only visited Chicago once but it was nothing as exciting as the

Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893.

The descriptions were exciting and thorough and we as readers

definitely benefit from the author's complete research.

The Ferris wheel , what a fascinating history.

I will think about that spinning wheel next time I get on it.

The story takes us from the seedier side of town in the bordellos to having a missing young woman's clothing turning up in thrift shops around town.

The young woman in question is none other than a young Polish immigrant who after being raised by her adoptive mother still feels incomplete and is searching for her birth family.

See how a crocheted sock and a shawl figure into this mystery

and if the adoptive mother will be able to let her daughter go if she finds her

and the daughter chooses her long lost family.

Wow! Excellent! Amazing! I really can't wait to read more by this author!

Published Feb 02,2021.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.

All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Summary

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?

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