About the book:
Title: The Nature of Fragile Things
Author: Susan Meissner
Genre: Historical Fiction
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.
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About Susan Meissner:
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 The Nature of Fragile Things, which earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly; The Last Year of the War, named to Real Simple magazine’s list of best books for 2019; As Bright as Heaven, which earned a 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.
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My Thoughts
I was born in San Francisco sixty years after the big earthquake so when I saw that Susan Meissner had centered her new book around the earthquake I had to read it.
With her talented writing Ms. Meissner takes us into not only the harrowing details of the devastating earthquake she adds secrets, devastating loss and tragedy into the mix; creating a story that will not easily be forgotten.
The women in this story were strong, and determined. Their tenacity was evident through every twist and turn Meissner's pen threw at them. I was drawn into the story immediately and found it hard to put down.
With all the tragedy surrounding them Ms. Meissner embodied these women with true heart endearing friendship and hope.
I've been a fan of Susan Meissner since I read The Shape of Mercy and it's always been my favorite book. With that said, The Nature of Fragile Things is Meissner's best and my favorite.
So, put down whatever you're reading and pick up a copy. I promise you won't be sorry!
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