The Women of the Copper Country

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes ΓÇ£historical fiction that feels uncomfortably relevant todayΓÇ¥ (Kirkus Reviews) about ΓÇ£AmericaΓÇÖs Joan of ArcΓÇ¥ΓÇöthe courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In July 1913,twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements has seen enough of the world to know that itΓÇÖs unfair. SheΓÇÖs spent her whole life in the mining town of CalumetMichiganwhere men risk their lives for meager salariesΓÇöand have barely enough to put food on the table for their families. The women labor in the houses of the eliteand send their husbands and sons deep underground each daydreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones arenΓÇÖt coming home. Sowhen Annie decides to stand up for the entire town of Calumetnearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle. Yet as Annie struggles to improve the future of her townher husband becomes increasingly frustrated with her growing independence. She faces the threat of prison while also discovering a forbidden love. On her fierce quest for justiceAnnie will see just how much she is willing to sacrifice for the families of Calumet. From one of the most versatile writers in contemporary fictionthis novel is an authentic and moving historical portrait of the lives of the crucial men and women of the early labor movement ΓÇ£with an important message that will resonate with contemporary readersΓÇ¥ (Booklist).