About the Author

Louisa Thomas has written for the New York Times Book Review, Newsweek, Vogue,  and other publications. She lives in New York. Norman Thomas was her great-grandfather.

Reviews

“Daring … The thrust of this enthralling book lies with its title: through the experience of her forebears, Thomas examines how conscience fares when society considers it subversive.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“….a well-paced, well-told story of an American family nurtured on mainstream middle-class, Christian respectability, testing its values as the Great War threatened to suck in America.” — NEWSDAY

“….a fascinating story from a fascinating moment in New York’s (and the nation’s) history..” — THE NEW YORKER Book Bench