Rosalia: Never to Forget Book I – Paperback

If only the first wife could talk!

Imagine being 18-years-old and a starving Polish Catholic in your home country. It’s 1902, and Rosalia Palka is a blonde-headed, violet eyed peasant girl with no prospects except being forced to marry the revolting Brunon Kaminski, an overseer of her rented land and a rotted-toothed bully who demands she marry and take care of his five orphaned children! Her father is dead, and her mother, Zofia, is in poor health.

After letters from her relocated Uncle Jozef and his employer, Jewish Tailor Zenon Herman, arrive offering steerage passage to America, the desperate women view it as a miracle from God. Zenon needs a new mother for his daughter, but no details of the first wife’s death are provided.

During the journey, they will meet two other young girls, Zelda and Kasia. Each has obstacles to overcome and a man she wants to marry. Rosalia: Never to Forget Book I is the first book in a series that uncovers the dark secret of Rosalia’s husband-to-be, her heart-breaking voyage to America, economic struggles, reluctant participation in murder, and loss of the real love of her life, Rolf.

You will be riveted by these strong immigrant women from the Edwardian era and how they navigate a cruel, unforgiving world. If you love dramatic women’s historical fiction, this is the book for you!