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A swoonworthy queer romance set against a riveting story of social change in the 1880s, this historical graphic novel reimagines the life of Americas first stunt girla young undercover reporterand her whirlwind summer of romance and fighting injustice.
Seventeen-year-old Helena Nell Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a storyarealstory. She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for theNew York Chronicle,but so far she’s only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter. That is, until Alice Austen strolls into her life, an audacious street photographer who encourages Nell to shake up polite societyand maybe also take a chance on love.
When her best friend, Lucia, is injured while working in a garment factory, Nell is determined to crack the story wide open. Posing as a seamstress, she reports on the conditions from the inside, making a name for herself as theChronicles first ever stunt girl. But as Nells reporting gains momentum, so do the objections of those who oppose her. Will Nell continue to seek justiceeven if it hurts her in the end?
Based on real-life stunt girl Nell Nelson and photographer Alice Austen, this tenderly drawn narrative is about bringing buried stories to light and the bravery of first love.
