Sophie : Kathy Swaar : 9781735807928 : 1735807923 : 08 Apr 2023 : A sweeping nineteenth-century tale taking readers from the Old World to the New, from Prussia to New Orleans to the Illinois Prairie, Sophie poses questions of identity and belonging all of us wrestle with. Even though it is a work of historical fiction, Sophie's story-her experiences of love and loss, triumph and adversity, joy and sorrow, and how she makes her way through them-is our story too. Who is Sophie Rieple? Even she doesn't know. Mere weeks ago, she was an adoring wife, contented homemaker, and loving mother to two darling little girls. After immigrating to America, she is now none of those things. Illness stole the life of her youngest on the ship, then took her beloved husband and their remaining child after their arrival in New Orleans. A stranger in a strange land, adrift and penniless, Sophie has no family, no home, and no connections to anchor her soul. What she has are questions and no immediate