First published 2019
In the Michigan mining town of Calumet, 25-year-old Annie Clements has seen enough hardship. The men toil underground for meager pay, while the women clean the mansions of the wealthy elite. When a strike erupts, Annie bravely stands up to the powerful copper barons, risking everything to demand justice for her community. But as the strike turns violent, Annie fears she may have taken on more than she can handle.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: social-change, underdog
Setting: Calumet, Michigan
Period: 19th-century
352 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: violence