SHE IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST SCULPTRESS Of THE GILDED AGE Spirited Vinnie Ream might have been driven from her prairie home to the political hotbed of Washington City by the outbreak of the Civil War. But despite her plainspoken ways and western twang, she's a survivor, and nothing will stop her from pursuing her art in a world dominated by men. UNTIL DISASTER STRIKES But on the cusp of success, all her dreams come tumbling down. With her family destitute and her sister threatened, she does the unthinkable. Can she claw her way back to the top or will she go down in history as a failure? A biographical historical novel about the power of family ties, the pursuit of fame, and the pain of unrequited love, based on the life of 19th century American sculptor, Vinnie Ream Hoxie.