![]() ![]() ![]() As Meg and Sylvie sift through the rubble of their beloved home and bookstore, they are offered grace, as well as a place to stay, from the most unlikely of places – the murdered man’s nephew. After the ashes clear and he’s reunited with his daughters, Stephen is arrested for murdering his best friend with his gun and is sent to the insane asylum. He defends himself against what he perceives as Rebels, fending off people with the point of his gun. ![]() A POW from the Civil War and suffering from “soldier’s heart,” Stephen Townsend flashes back to the war as the fire rages. Meg and Sylvie Townsend have lost not only their home and business after the Great Fire of Chicago of 1871, but their father is also missing.
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