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It is 1887, and Henry Ward Beecher lies dying. Reporters from around the world, eager for one last story about the most lurid scandal of their time, descend on Brooklyn Heights, their presence signaling the beginning of the voracious appetite for fallen celebrities we know so... Read Full Overview

From New York Times bestselling author OBrien comes an intelligent and deeply sensitive historical novel about the famous Beecher family and the sex scandal that nearly severed the loving bond between two sisters, even as it galvanized a nation.