Kate’s 2¢: “A fall of marigolds” by Susan Meissner

“A fall of marigolds” by Susan Meissner

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

My thoughts kept returning to how each major disaster should have its own story and not be interrupted  by the other story. Especially, when I thought the providence of the scarf from 1911 to 2011 was a bit sketchy.

I appreciated the insight gleaned from the interview with the author. She explained that, although, she tries to make the historical facts accurate, she likes to tie the human realities with a tangible artifact; hence, her modus operandim. The reader’s guide is also a nice idea to help deepen your understanding of the book.

I liked this chicklet and will read other books by Meissner as they become accessible.

From the WEB:

Susan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. She is an author, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven, starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014. A California native, she attended Point Loma Nazarene University and is also a writing workshop volunteer for Words Alive, a San Diego non-profit dedicated to helping at-risk youth foster a love for reading and writing.

Visit Susan at her website: http://susanlmeissner.com on Twitter at @SusanMeissner or at www.facebook.com/susan.meissner

From NLS/BARD/LOC”

A fall of marigolds DB88683

Meissner, Susan. Reading time: 10 hours, 15 minutes.

Read by Cecelia Riddett.

Historical Fiction

Romance

In 2011, Taryn is still mourning the loss of her husband in the 9/11 attacks. Newly released photos from that day send her searching for the scarf she briefly held. It leads to Clara, who works on Ellis Island and lost someone she loved in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 2014.