For years Lily has kept a secret and hardened her heart against the past. Now her daughter, Grace, draws closer to uncovering what s been kept hidden. In a novel of breathtaking historical sweep-from the Great Fire of 1892 to the aftermath of the First World War-Trudy Morgan-Cole follows the path of the suffragist movement in St. John s to offer her most ambitious work to date. With this grand historical backdrop, A Sudden Sun tells the story of a mother and daughter, the men they love, and the choices they must make during a time of intense social change and renewal.