It is 1857, and 16-year-old Kitt Newhall of Lynn Massachusetts has plans for her life. But her plans are sidelined by an accident, labor unrest, abolitionism, illness, and the Civil War--and by love. This historic novel set in the city of Lynn is based on the true story of the first major strike in the shoe industry for which the city was known.
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