The Cup of Fury: A Novel of Cities and Shipyards

In the shadow of the Lusitania's sinking, Marie Louise finds herself trapped in a house of whispers. An American girl adopted into a prominent British family, she now faces a devastating question: can she trust the people who raised her? As wartime paranoia spreads through London society, her adoptive family's German roots become a dangerous liability. Memories of the ocean liner's destruction haunt her, and the children in her care look to her for safety she cannot provide. When suspicions of close in, Marie Louise must choose between the family she knows and the truth that could destroy them all. This is a novel about identity fractured by war, loyalty tested by suspicion, and the terrible weight of loving people whose loyalties you cannot confirm.