Like “Lilac Girls,” “Sunflower Sisters” intertwines the stories of a handful of other bold women, including Jemma and Anne-May. A Union nurse who finds herself moved to join the war effort during the American Civil War, Woolsey witnesses firsthand the unspeakable horrors of slavery as she maneuvers her way through this chaotic time in American history. The heroics of the Woolsey Women continue in the newly released “Sunflower Sisters.” In “Sunflower Sisters,” which follows 2019’s “Lost Roses,” The New York Times-bestselling author details the story of Ferriday’s ancestor, Georgeanna “Georgey” Woolsey. The rest was history (or more appropriately, historical fiction). There, she came upon a black and white photograph of the group of Polish women whose cause Ferriday took up. Kelly’s inspiration to pen “Lilac Girls” was summoned following a trip to Bethlehem, Connecticut’s Bellamy-Ferriday House, the former home of Caroline Ferriday.
During World War II, Ferriday dedicated her time and resources to help former prisoners at Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Released in 2016, and with over 1 million copies sold, “Lilac Girls” tells the story of Caroline Ferriday, a former Broadway actress and liaison to the French consulate.
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