Description
On Ellis Island in the early 1900s, five young men and women arrive from different homelands, each carrying hopes, fears, and a life they’re determined to begin anew. As they move through the island’s tightly connected systems of inspection and processing, their stories reveal how immigration is both a personal journey and a shared human experience. Blending historical detail with intimate character work, the novel explores themes of identity, belonging, resilience, and the cost of starting over. Through vivid, accessible storytelling, it captures the tension between uncertainty and opportunity that defined the immigrant experience at America’s gateway.
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paperback
Morrow
Published Jan 1, 1983
396 pages
ISBN: 0688016227
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Details
First Published
1983
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ellis Island by Fred Mustard Stewart.