April 1906: Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant who answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. Then a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating San Francisco earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.
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