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This book is beautifully written, haunting, and thought-provoking. As I read this historical tale-cum-mystery, I wanted my stepson to read it (musical composition), my walking partner to read it (ethical questions), my colleagues to read it (can we use it in class? are feminist scholars that ...), my book club to read it (Triangle Fire and its resonances in the Jewish community) ... and I could not put it down.

The novel traces the parallel lives of Esther Gottesfeld, the last known survivor of the Triangle Factory fire, and her granddaughter Rebecca. Esther's story is partly re-told through newspaper articles, transcripts of interviews, and the trial transcripts. Her encounters with Ruth Zion, feminist herstorical scholar specializing in the Triangle fire provide much food for thought (and not a little squirming): do historians really ask those kinds of questions? are actions over-thought and incorrectly interpreted? Rebecca's care for her grandmother, for her composer beau, and for her patient/clients as a genetic counselor are all knit together in surprising, and moving ways. I learned some new things, and have been re-examining some "known" issues. A tremendously enjoyable read!