Mona

The forbidden love of What She Left Behind , and the grit of The Four Winds , meet in the Boston of The Saturday Evening Girls Club .

Told in dual POV, THE IMMIGRANT’S WIFE is a 98,000 word historical women’s fiction inspired by the disappearance of my great grandfather. In 1913, a middle class girl and a Greek immigrant defy her parents and buck society by eloping, but when TB rips them apart they give up everything, including each other, for their love and for their child.

Not all men who abandon their families are scoundrels. A story of love and perseverance set when consumption ravaged America. Anna Patrinos is deserted by her husband. What she doesn’t know is he anonymously exiled to a sanatorium to protect her and their unborn baby from the deadly disease and the ruinous cost of his care. Anna’s battle with ostracism, starvation and assault to keep herself and her child alive interweaves with Charles’ fight to survive and return home to his family, which is complicated by his one night of indiscretion. Reunited, Anna and Charles confront what it means to belong and whether love is enough to heal their devastated lives and start anew. 

Harrowing but ultimately hopeful, The Immigrant’s Wife is a compelling story of self-sacrifice, resilience and devotion.

Published by Sunbury Press in May of 2023