'Til Morning Light

An Irish mother faces her destiny in California as the acclaimed trilogy comes to an end-"a vibrant picture of American history in the mid-19th century" (Historical Novel Society).

With her two children, Gracelin O'Malley travels to post-Gold Rush San Francisco to meet the sea captain who has proposed marriage to her. But when she arrives, he is nowhere to be found. Destitute in a city filled with gangs, disillusioned soldiers, and professional gamblers, Grace takes a position as a cook for...