In A Fall of Marigolds, I love the strong themes including: living and loving again after a traumatic event, what we risk when we choose to love, hope for the future after a loss, destiny or God’s purpose in life, those in-between places, choosing love, the heartiness of marigolds, and the strength of survivors. If you follow my reviews, you know that themes play an important part in my emotional connection to a story and in my final star rating. Themes: A Fall of Marigolds has quickly become a favorite of Meissner’s work. In your family, do you have a certain story or special item that has been passed down from generation to generation? *Edited () to add that The Nature of Fragile Things is currently my favorite Meissner! In complete transparency, I chose not to read A Bridge Across the Ocean because it’s a ghost story and that’s not my preferred sub genre…but you may love it. She loves to create fictitious characters who might have lived at the time of an important historical event, so the history element of the story is based in facts and the characters are not biographical. Readers can depend upon Susan Meissner for a well researched, solid, historical fiction read with no profanity, graphic violence, or explicit sexual content. In addition to being a prolific and talented writer, Meissner is a charming and gracious person whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at two author events: Here and Here.

I first discovered her when I read As Bright As Heaven (4 Stars), and then I went on to read The Last Year of the War (4 Stars) and Secrets of a Charmed Life (3.5 Stars). The Author: Before starting my review, I must mention that Susan Meissner is a favorite author and I’m in the process of reading some of her back list. This is a story of their healing journey and their decision to risk love again. Both young women suffer loss and experience the effects of PTSD. Clara witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 in Manhattan while Taryn witnesses the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. My Summary:Ī beautiful scarf with a marigold design connects two women who experience traumatic and personally devastating events almost one hundred years apart. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, Tragic Events, New York City

As bright as heaven by susan meissner