I'm a sucker for books that weave a story together from narratives taking place in the past and the present. This story connects fictitious characters during the time of the New York Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911, and during September 2001 in New York. It's the first time I've braved any kind of 9/11 lit, and I'm glad I did. It reminded me a great deal of The Girl You Left Behind with lovely (yet flawed) characters who find their way through unimaginably horrifying circumstances. Upon further research, I gather that Meiser writes all of her books with this technique and so I shall probably be reading more!