Lucky for us! This book is so well written and captures these eccentric, individual, quirky, stand up for themselves women perfectly. Now she has turned this finely developed skill towards fleshing out the adventures of a group of sisters living in New Jersey. Amy Stewart is known for her highly researched nonfiction books. I loved this book because of the detailed depiction of life in 1914. Drawing on extensive research into newspaper reports, courthouse files, genealogical archives, and letters, this intriguing story remains true to the historical record. Set against the backdrop of the famous Paterson Silk Strike and based on actual events, Girl Waits with Gun is the first in a series of novels based on the real life adventures of Constance, Norma, and Fleurette Kopp. But the minute Constance is issued a gun, she finds her calling. Before the collision, she was just a bored 35-year-old woman living at home with her sisters in the New Jersey countryside, stuck in a life she didn't want but couldn't escape. Her attempts to help another woman in trouble forces her to confront her own past and imagine a different future for herself and her sisters. In the process Constance finds herself pulled into an underworld of abused factory workers, missing children, and dirty dealings. He issues revolvers to the Kopp sisters, posts guards at their house, and enlists Constance's help in catching Kaufman. Even the sheriff can't solve the case on his own. Bricks come flying through their windows, and shots are fired at their house late at night.
The sisters face threats of arson, kidnapping, and white slavery. Constance, the oldest, demands payment for the damages but quickly realizes that she is dealing with a madman - Henry Kaufman, a silk manufacturer with a drinking problem and a dangerous group of associates. But when an out-of-control driver smashes into a buggy driven by Constance, Norma, and Fleurette Kopp, their lives change forever. In 1914 collisions between motor cars and horse-drawn carriages are an everyday occurrence on the streets of Paterson, New Jersey.
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