Scene

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

Schemes

Scandals

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 bold, brilliant actress seeking riches. Vivian, a vulnerable, beautiful prostitute pursuing a mad plan to escape the clutches of Blackie McKenna, one of Boss Tweed’s most fearsome thugs. 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?

Famous & Infamous

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

The past brought to life

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