Susan Meissner has a way of pulling me right into a book and making it hard to put it down.The story is beautifully told, a story of loss, but also one of hope. I have to admit I didn't know much about the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918, I had no idea how devastating this Pandemic was world wide. The Bright family, moves from Quakerstown, Pennsylvania to the big city of Philadelphia. The story is told by four different members of the Bright family, from the mother to the youngest child. The Bright family moves to Philadelphia to help run a family based undertaker business. I got caught up in each of the characters, I loved this book!
There was so much to love about this book. Right from the beginning you feel for the Bright family, who needs a change of scenery after suffering a hard blow. They are hoping by moving to Philadelphia it will help them to be in a different place, they have no idea what is coming when the Spanish flu pandemic hits their city and how many people will die in such a short amount of time. Each of the Bright family have a story to tell that is emotional and poetic.
There was so much to love about this book. Right from the beginning you feel for the Bright family, who needs a change of scenery after suffering a hard blow. They are hoping by moving to Philadelphia it will help them to be in a different place, they have no idea what is coming when the Spanish flu pandemic hits their city and how many people will die in such a short amount of time. Each of the Bright family have a story to tell that is emotional and poetic.