In 1940s and 50s America where polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb, Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, as some of the worlds best minds race against each other to find a vaccine, must decide what is forgivable, and how much should be sacrificed, in pursuit of the cure.
In 1942, American markswoman and former spy Kate Rees is pulled out of retirement by her former handler who sends her to Paris on a dangerous three-pronged mission: one that requires her to take the shot that just might win (or lose) World War II.
During World War II, Viv Byrne, with her husband serving in the Royal Air Force, discovers the countryside safe haven she sent her daughter to wasnt immune from the horrors of war, and it is only years later, with his help, that she learns what it will take to put their family back together again.
In 1873, Lenna Wickes accompanies acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire to England where they team up with Londons exclusive Seance Society to solve a high-profile murder and soon suspect they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves.
In 1944 London, librarian Clara Button creates an underground library and shelter, but, as the war drags on, finds her determination to remain strong in the face of adversity tested to the limit when it may come at the price of keeping those closest to her alive.
A 1940s teenager running her familys peach farm in Colorado meets a young man with a mysterious past and feels an instant connection but must flee to a small shack in the wilderness after tragedy strikes.
Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent traveling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times.