

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner A Fall of Marigolds is definitely one of my favourite reads of 2016. Set in New York and on Ellis Island, with two female lead characters and two time periods, both of which draw their story from two very real and tragic events. 1911 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Clara witnesses her new love, Edward, plunging to his death. She flees to Ellis Island where she nurses not only the sick immigrants newly landed from far away countries b


Book review for Susan Meissner- Stars over Sunset Boulevard
Susan Meissner moves me with her evocative books. Having just finished Secrets of a Charmed Life, I am left with a heart so full of emotion that my breath catches. Swallowing back a sob, tears smart my eyes, threatening, before the inevitable overflow. What a wonderful and powerful writer. The first book I read from this author was back in January and I posted the review on my blog. A few books have come and gone from my life since them. However, it just so happens, that the