Alva Smith comes from a family with a good name and great debt after the Civil War. Then she meets William Vanderbilt, a self-made man who finds himself shunned by the old-money doyennes who control access to the city's social and political scene. Together, Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt begin to shake up the establishment and carve out a brand-new world for themselves. But as Alva will discover, a life of wealth, status, and privilege is not itself a recipe...

"1941: World War II is raging, and the Nazi regime is spreading fear in the hearts of Jews throughout Europe. Moshe Mandi, a Jewish photographer, quickly realizes that the life of his family will never be the same again, but he refuses to accept this new reality. Together with his wife and their two little children, Moshe makes plans to board a train with counterfeit documents in hand and regain their freedom. But his plan goes terribly wrong and...