A city tossed and broken, San Francisco, California, 1906

Firefly & Fern Summary

Set during the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, this historical fiction novel follows a young household employee whose life is upended by one of America's greatest natural disasters. Through the eyes of a servant girl, readers experience the resilience, courage, and human connection that emerges when a city faces catastrophe, while discovering how ordinary people navigate extraordinary circumstances.