A warm, mysterious and romantic tale inspired by true events and set in Gilded Age New York and Nova Scotia.

In mid-June of 1887, Sadie Walford, the wife of a prominent Brooklyn ship broker and mother of two, registers at an upscale Halifax hotel using an assumed name. Two weeks later, she is buried in the local cemetery. Or is she?

Without family or friends, health or hope, Sadie arrives at the Queen Hotel already contemplating a drastic next step. But she hasn't counted on the likes of Eleanor, the hotel's no-nonsense bookkeeper, or Maggie, the annoyingly helpful head maid, who both have other ideas.

A chance encounter with a thief sets events in motion, and Sadie will ultimately be forced to choose: How far is she willing to go to conceal her past, preserve her freedom, and claim the future she desires?

Through journal entries, letters, recollections and accounts, the multi-POV story of Mrs. Walford builds like an iridescent work of stained glass, illuminating the power of friendship in turbulent times.