Bobs, a Girl Detective

The Vandergrift sisters have lost everything. First their father, then his fortune, and finally the ancestral home they thought would be theirs forever. Left with nothing but each other, four young women must decide whether to accept charity or forge their own path in 1920s America. Roberta, Bobs to everyone who knows her, is the youngest and the wildest, and she has no intention of quietly surrendering to circumstance. When the sisters relocate to New York to find work, Bobs throws herself into her greatest ambition: becoming a girl detective. This is a story about women who refuse to be powerless. The Vandergrift sisters face their diminished circumstances with grit, humor, and an unshakeable belief in themselves. Bobs leads the charge with her boundless energy and refusal to accept that poverty means the end of adventure. In an era when women were expected to marry well or disappear, these sisters choose to matter on their own terms.