Scene

New York, 1870. From the salons of Fifth Avenue to the slums of Five Points.

Schemes

A husband conspires to get rid of a wife. A crooked pol plots to rake in millions.

Scandals

A sensational murder trial rocks the city!

When an ambitious man has an inconvenient wife, marriage can be murder.

Edith Van Eyes wants freedom to paint fearlessly. Her husband Laurence, a charismatic minister, wants to be rid of her and keep her fortune. 

A conspiracy is set in motion, and three women enter the picture: Maude Goff, a  brilliant actress seeking riches. Vivian, a prostitute trying to escape Boss Tweed’s fearsome thug Blackie McKenna.  And Luce, a devoted house maid torn between love and loyalty.

Extraordinary women make shocking choices. Boundaries are smashed. Courage is tested. Who will survive?

Gilded Age New York City: Teeming with schemes and desires.

A vibrant panorama of fiction and fact.

A woman's place

Constrained. Confined. And under dire threat. Will Edith break free?

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Famous and infamous

Meet some of the  real-life characters who drive the story–and history.

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The City beckons

Step inside  the story; step inside New York City, 1870.

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