![]() Godbersen once again brings the past to life with evocative descriptions of the city (and, of course, the fashions) of the time. ![]() The novel alternates between chapters following Emmeline and Fiona’s points of view. ![]() This standalone novel plays out over the course of the summer as Emmeline, Fiona, and Anders move toward the cataclysmic Great Fire. Then Emmeline surprises everyone by risking everything she has gained to see Anders one last time.Īs friendships are tested and bonds are broken, even the smallest spark might change everything for these three friends and the city they all call home in When We Caught Fire (2018) by Anna Godbersen. ![]() Now Fiona is Emmeline’s maid and Anders a distant memory.įiona hopes that Emmeline’s engagement will bring her friend everything she wants–and allow Fiona to pursue Ander’s herself without guilt. Instead, as her engagement looms, Emmeline can’t stop thinking about her carefree days she used to share with her best friend Fiona Byrne and her sweetheart Anders Magnuson. Living in luxury and the envy of so many society debutantes should be enough for Emmeline. ![]() Chicago, 1871: Emmeline Carter is about to blast her way into Chicago’s high society, helping her father make good on his rise to wealth with her engagement to Chicago’s most eligible bachelor. ![]()
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