It is 1900, and the dangerous streets of East London are not a place for a respectable woman to roam. But India Selwyn Jones is not an ordinary "respectable" woman: she has been trained as a doctor and is determined to work where there is the greatest need.

In these bleak streets, India meets – and saves – London's most notorious gangster, the tough Sid Malone. Malone is the exact opposite of India's aristocratic fiancé and represents everything she despises. However, despite the chaos that separates them, an irresistible attraction draws her near to him and plunges her into a quest for his mysterious past.

In the book that follows the legendary Rose, Jennifer Donnelly brings to life an epic story set in a rapidly changing world.