These are the stories of 7 women from a multi-generational family of Irish/American firefighters who belong to the Brooklyn "Glory Devlins" firehouse. The stories span time from the potato famine in Ireland to post-9/11 New York City. They aren't told in chronological order, which made the book more interesting for me.
Generational events are portrayed well, from the quick weddings in WWII, to unwed mothers fearing for their jobs, to resistance toward females becoming firefighters. Loves, losses, joys, and difficult decisions fill each woman's life. This was a book that quickly grabbed my interest, and held it throughout the book.
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