A young woman kidnapped from her family in late 19th century Russia enters a world of prostitution and murder in Buenos Aires before escaping and being smuggled into America. Strong, intelligent, driven and sexual, she becomes a loving wife and a financially successful entrepreneur in Denver, Colorado, never forgetting her Jewish heritage. Utilizing all her wiles, she leads her family through discrimination, the Depression, and wars of the 20th century, gaining wisdom and inspiring a family of equally savvy, passionate, and forceful women who push against other boundaries in New York and Paris. Eventful, suspenseful, and empowering, ANNABELLE'S LEGACY is a cross between Belva Plain's EVERGREEN, Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB, and Alice Walker's THE COLOR