Sixteen-year-old Adelia Monteforte begins the summer of 1941 aboard a crowded ship bound for America and the shelter it promises, utterly alone yet free of Fascist Italy, no longer safe for a young Jewish girl. Despite never wanting to venture too near the ocean again, Addie is whisked away to the seaside by her well-meaning aunt and uncle, where slowly she begins to adapt to her new life. That summer, she basks in the noisy affection of the boisterous Irish-Catholic clan next door. Though she adores all the Connally boys-sweet Robbie, moody Liam, studious Jack-it s Charlie she pines for: the eldest, the golden boy. But all hopes for a future together are throttled by the creep of war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home. Needing to distance herself from grief and the prospect of greater pain, Addie flees-first to Washington and then London, where the bombs still scream by night-and finds a position at a prestigious newspaper. More so, she finds a purpose. A voice. And perh