Wendy Dolch / Author

Heed the call. Capture what’s lost. Fear the wind at your back. 

Against the backdrop of the Great Potato Famine, mass immigration, the East India Company, Opium Wars, the Industrial Revolution, The Indian Rebellion, and an ever burgeoning religious cultural upheaval, Staletta must battle with what it means to have faith and courage in Victorian England as she struggles for survival. 

Delving deep into the coal fields of Liverpool, slaving in a factory, crossing oceans, trekking through jungles, locked in prisons, and left to wander the streets alone with nothing but a violin, Staletta longs for a place to call home, a chance to find her lost family and raise one of her own. 

A host of enemies seek to break her down and destroy her every hope, but with friends and family by her side, she is able to hold her head high, break free of the chains holding her back, and drive back the enemies at the gate.