About this item
From National Book Award-winning author Judy Blundell, a thrilling account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.When Minnie Bonners father disappears after losing the Bonners Philadelphia tavern, the wealthy gentleman Edward Sump, led by his avaricious wife, offers Minnie a chance to work as a ladys maid to support her family. The Sumps have grand plans, grander than the city of Philadelphia can offer, however, and decide to move to San Francisco -- the greatest city in the west. But when a powerful earthquake strikes, Minnie finds herself the sole survivor among them. After the dust settles, Minnie discovers a bag belonging to the Sumps filled with cash and papers that could drastically change her fortune. With no one else to claim it, Minnie has turned into an heiress overnight.
About the Author
Judy Blundell is a New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred books for children. In 2008 she won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her novel, What I Saw and How I Lied. Her adult novel, The High Season, will be published by Random House in May 2018. Blundell was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens, New York. After a series of jobs in fields that English majors know-- waitressing, teaching, advertising, publishing, scrubbing laboratory glassware--she became a full-time writer. In her adult life she has lived in five states, several of them more than once, on both the East and West coasts. She has settled in Stony Brook, New York, where she lives within the sound of harbor foghorns with her husband and daughter.If you want to read a condensed version of her thoughts on a disorganized life, the process of writing, good books, early morning beach walks, long lunches with fellow writers, plus pictures, please follow her on Instagram at judyblundellbooks.
