Just as Marike takes her first adult steps toward love and independence， her lover is called away to take up arms against the British.Soon she finds the blissful life she had envisioned for herself dashed.Circumstance demands not only that she be separated from the man she loves， but from her family as well.Yet in spite of the adversity she faces， Marike succeeds in using her wits and inner strength to find her way.Set against the backdrop of revolution era New York， Rae s ninth novel is filled with the suspense， romance， and historical detail that bring Marike s story and her world to vivid and thrilling life.AUTHORBIO: Catherine M. Rae was born in Manhattan.She received her PhD at the age of 65， and published her first novel at the age of 73.She is the author of nine novels， including Brownstone Faade， Flight from Fifth Avenue and Sunlight on a Broken Column.She lived in Guilford， Connecticut.