Silk — Eileen Van Kirk

Grace Cameron knew she was different from the other immigrants who were content to labor ten hours a day in the backbreaking silk mills of a small town. She loved her family - and she loved Ian. But nothing could tame the fierce ambition that led her to Manhattan, just as nothing could diminish her burning love for Ian, who longed for her but could not share her dreams. Through hardship and triumph, she was forced to make sacrifices that tore her apart - and to keep secrets from those who loved her most...