This turned out to be a good book club pick for us. We discussed the Kopp sisters and their different way of life, and the differences of life all around back then, when automobiles were new. The Kopp sisters still used a horse and carriage, but they get pulled into trouble when their carriage gets hit by an automobile driven by some hoodlums. 
 One of the guys is from a prominent family that owns a factory, and back then workers were still not protected by labor laws. Workers' strikes and unfair labor practices are issues surrounding this story. 
 Most of the ladies of book club liked this, and one even ordered a hold on the second book.