Girls with No Names (Original)

<strong>INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</strong> <p/>A beautiful tale of hope courage and sisterhood--inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules. <p/>Growing up in New York City in the 1910s Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father Luella the brazen elder sister becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone. <p/>Effie suspects her father has sent Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation and with no one to believe her story Effie's own escape seems impossible--unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine Mable and Effie must rely on their tenuous friendship to survive. <p/><em>Home for Unwanted Girls</em> meets <em>The Dollhouse</em> in this atmospheric heartwarming story that explores not only the historical House of Mercy but the lives--and secrets--of the girls who stayed there. <p/><strong>Burdick has spun a cautionary tale of struggle and survival love and family -- and above all the strength of the heart no matter how broken. -- <em>New York Times</em> Book Review</strong> <p/><strong>Burdick reveals the perils of being a woman in 1913 and exposes the truths of their varying social circles. -- <em>Chicago Tribune</em></strong>