Hardcover, 384 pages
Published February 2nd 2021 by Berkley Books
Original Title The Nature of Fragile Things ISBN 0451492188 (ISBN13: 9780451492180)
My Review
How does one write a review for a book as fabulous as this one?
I am still trying to grasp and come to terms with what happened in it and
the very unexpected ending!
The writing was very atmospheric, the descriptions surely made me feel as though I was there experiencing the earthquake and subsequent fire it caused.
I was honestly memorized by the writing and when not reading the
book was thinking about it and how things would progress.
A remarkable woman rises from a life of despair and poverty and instead of feeling sorry for herself she is able to call upon a superb inner strength and not only make things better for herself but the women around her.
Her strength rises from the ashes surrounding her in 1906 San Francisco
with an unstoppable force not to be denied.
A web of lies,dark secrets,deception and lives irrevocably shattered
never to be pieced together again as they were .
If you read just one historical book this year make it this one!
Pub Date 02 Feb 2021
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.
All opinions expressed are my own.
GoodReads Summary
April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right.
Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved.
The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear.
From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity.
About The Author
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Susan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling novelist with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. Her critically acclaimed works of historical fiction have been named to numerous lists including Publishers Weekly’s annual roster of 100 best books, Library Reads Top Picks, Real Simple annual tally of best books, Goodreads Readers’ Choice awards, Booklist’s Top Ten, and Book of the Month. She attended Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper. Susan’s expertise as a storyteller and her thoroughly researched topics make her a favorite author of book clubs everywhere. Her engaging and warm speaking style appeal to all manner of women’s groups, literary organizations, libraries and learning institutions, and service clubs. When she is not working on a new novel, she enjoys teaching workshops on writing and dream-following, spending time with her family, music, reading great books, and traveling.
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