Meet the Author: Rebecca Rosenberg

Copperfield’s Books welcomes friend and local author Rebecca Rosenberg to Santa Rosa for her new historical fiction novel – Silver Echoes

The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

This is a free event, registration required for seating.

A Spellbinding Saga of Ambition, Echoes, and Redemption Based on a true story.

1920s, Chicago. Silver Dollar, a rising silent film starlet with sapphire eyes and a spirit as wild as the untamed West, flees a devastating attack that forces her from her home and into the arms of a Chicago movie studio. She captivates audiences with her on-screen charisma, but the trauma of the assault, coupled with the lingering shadows of her childhood, give rise to Echo – a reckless and daring alter ego who lives for danger and craves the edge of the precipice.

When World War I shutters the studio and tears her lover, Carl, a promising young scriptwriter, away to the trenches, Silver Dollar finds herself adrift. Haunted by loss and yearning for her mother, she seeks solace in the adrenaline-fueled world of underworld speakeasies, reinventing herself as a fearless tiger tamer. Her whip cracks against the gin-soaked night, a defiant act against the fear that gnaws at her – fear of the tigers, fear of the gangsters, and fear of Echo’s growing power. But as Silver Dollar descends deeper into this dangerous realm, fueled by alcohol, drugs, and risky affairs, Echo’s grip tightens, unleashing chaos and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

1932, Colorado. Seven years later, Baby Doe Tabor struggles to maintain their crumbling silver mining empire, haunted by her missing daughter, Silver Dollar. When Carl, a Hollywood screenwriter writing a movie about the Tabors, seeks Baby Doe’s help, he sparks a desperate search for the truth about Silver Dollar’s disappearance. Their investigation reveals the Chicago Outfit has seized control of the Tabor’s mine. Fueled by a mother’s fierce love, Baby Doe retaliates. Together, she and Carl unearth a truth about Silver Dollar more astonishing than they could have ever imagined.

Author: Rebecca Rosenberg is a champagne geek, lavender farmer, and award-winning novelist of five books. When Rebecca discovered the real-life stories of the Champagne Widows of France, she knew she’d dedicate years to telling the stories of these remarkable women who revolutionized champagne. Rebecca is a champagne historian, tour guide, and champagne cocktail expert as well as a speaker for the Women’s History Alliance. Other award-winning books include Lavender Fields of America, The Secret Life of Mrs. London, and Gold Digger, the Remarkable Baby Doe Tabor.