The Girls with No Names pulls readers into the gilded age of New York City in the 1910s\, when suffragettes marched in the street\, unions fought for better work conditions&mdash\;and girls were confined to the House of Mercy for daring to break the rules.
\nNot far from Luella and Effie Tildon&rsquo\;s large family mansion in Inw
ood looms the House of Mercy\, a work house for wayward girls. The sisters
grow up under its shadow with the understanding that even as wealthy youn
g women\, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters accidental
ly discover a shocking secret about their father\, Luella\, the brazen old
er sister\, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases.
But her rebellio
n comes with consequences\, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone. E
ffie suspects her father has made good on his threat to send Luella to the
House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her si
ster. But she made a miscalculation\, and with no one to believe her story
\, Effie&rsquo\;s escape from the House of Mercy seems impossible&mdash\;u
nless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine\
, Mable and Effie must rely on each other and their tenuous friendship to
survive.
The Home for Unwanted Girls meets The Dollhouse in this a tmospheric\, heartwarming story that explores not only the historical Hous e of Mercy\, but the lives&mdash\;and secrets&mdash\;of the girls who stay ed there.
\n-from Goodreads
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