Before Tatiana and Alexander . . . before Leningrad and
Lazarevo . . . before everything, there was Gina Attaviano,
who came from Belpasso to Boston's Freedom Docks seeking a
new and better life. There she meets Harry Barrington. Their
bond is instantaneous, urgent . . . but so are the forces
against them.
At the turn of the century and the dawning of the modern
world, the fortunes and future of the Barringtons and
Attavianos become intertwined, on a collision course between
the old and the new, between what is expected and what is
desired, what is chosen and what is bestowed, what is given
and what is taken away. As America races headlong into the
future, much will be lost and much will be gained for Gina
and Harry, and for a nation and a people that have the
blessing and the curse of unrivaled opportunity . . . and
unlimited potential.