Book description
When Rose Nolan arrives on Ellis Island as a seventeen-year-old Irish immigrant, she is looking for a land of opportunities; what she finds is far from all she'd dreamed. Stubborn and tenacious, she refuses to give up. Left alone to fend for herself and her younger sister, Rose is thrust…
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1 author picked Ashes of Roses as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this book a haunting reminder of how factory workers, especially women, were treated during the early twentieth century.
This historical novel brings the horrific New York Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire to life by telling the story of a fictional Irish immigrant and her struggle to stay alive when her work environment turned to fire and smoke.
How do you survive when abusive bosses lock the doors during workdays?
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