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IN A PR IL OF 1906,

THE GROUND IN SAN FRANCISCO SHOOK BUILDINGS AND LIVES FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS.

Aniidsi (his rubblc, iwo women find ihemselycs piticd againsi each other in an architeaural compcution of daring, corrupiion. and unimaginable splendor. Fortune and power lic beforc (hem...but only for (he one who wins...

Ciji Wares magnificem novel rells the remarkable siory of rebuilding lives in (be face of tragcdy. From the ashes of San Francisco rises a heroinę you won’t soon forgei.

"After brilllantly breathing life into Nstorical London. Edinburgh. Natchoz. and New Orleans. Waro now sets her sights on łln-do-sieclo San Francisco. Richly drawn characters seragamst the backdrop of the '06 earthguake will keep you turrung those pages!’

—Michael Llewellyn, author of Twotfth Night

Pra/zo for Cy Wart-

Ware agam proves she can Intertwine fact and Fiction to create an entertainlng and harmonious whole'

—Publishcrs Weckly