As Bright as Heaven

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As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

Read a bit from my book during #fridayhappyreadinghour, while listening to a podcast episode on The Age of Napoleon

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Yenya1954

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This historical novel was a beautiful story of love amid the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. The characters were all very much alive in my mind. This story will remain in my memories. It was well written and certainly worth the time I spent with it. 4.5/5⭐️

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SilversReviews

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#25ALIVE
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

PROMPT: BRIGHT

The reader will learn about The Spanish Flu and its devastation of the population around the world. If you are like me, you will do research of your own about the Spanish Flu.

Ms. Meissner has written another touching book that teaches us some history as well as teaches us about the goodness of mankind and its generosity in times of a crisis.

https://tinyurl.com/2nrcfrr7

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This one was heartbreaking 💔 9mo

marleed I thought it particularly interesting since it was published prior to Covid-19. I think it would be hard to write that same novel today and not interject some of the mistakes from the later pandemic. 9mo

Eggs A great choice 👏🏻👏🏻 9mo

SilversReviews @marleed Yes. 9mo

SilversReviews @Eggs Thanks. 9mo

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#35
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

This book was good and sad, there are sad moments and happy moments

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Lsmoore43

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I've enjoyed every book I've read by this author. My first was A FALL OF MARIGOLDS and the last one was ONLY THE BEAUTIFUL. Both were such wonderful books. All of this author's books that I have read are so good. Well written and heart touching historical. I look forward to many more. If you get a chance grab THE NATURE OF FRAGIL THINGS. You won't regret it. All of her books are good so never be afraid to read any one of them.
5 stars

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Cinfhen

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I‘ve been reading this book off and on for several weeks. It was good but I wasn‘t as pulled into the story as other readers. I did love the Philly setting and learning about the devastation brought on in 1918 when the Spanish Flu swept through the world. This book was written pre Covid so I wonder what the author might have done differently. A story of a family, undertakers who must deal with the dying as both a business and personal tragedy.

marleed I wasn‘t most fascinated by this story having read it in 2023 and knowing the book was written and published just prior to Covid-19. I‘ve no idea what my opinion of the actual story would be had I read when published - or if I‘d even recall the book. I can‘t help but wonder how different the same attempt of that book would be if the author were to write it today - I don‘t think she‘d be able to set aside the mess and politics of covid-19. 2y

Cinfhen Right? It‘s hard to know how i would have reacted to this book if I‘d read it when it first published @marleed 2y

SilversReviews A good one!! 2y

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Megabooks This has been on my TBR since BOTM picked it and I didn‘t put it in my box. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I can imagine a very different reaction in 2019 vs 2023. I know I can always count on you for #PhillyLit! 😁 2y

Cinfhen Damn! I would have sent you my copy but I donated it yesterday to the charity shop @Megabooks it‘s definitely a #BorrowNotBuy IMHO funny thing… this was in my BOTM box but I left it in Florida for my mom, she loved it and she passed it along to all of her friends- somewhere along the way it got lost. So I actually bought it twice 😁 2y

marleed @Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘m limited in the books I can nominate for my 2024 irl bookclub. I‘m tempted to nominate this one not for the book/story itself but for the thoughts and conversation in researching the 1918 pandemic per vs post Covid-19. My bc is politically aligned so if the conversation veered in that direction members would leave remaining friends :) 2y

Cinfhen I do think this book would make for a good “friendly” discussion @marleed - what else are you considering? I love knowing what other book clubs are reading! 2y

marleed @Cinfhen I can nominate 3 books. The tagged is locked in because I love this book so much. Also it‘s short and I‘m pretty sure The covenant of water will be up for a vote. I‘m thinking I can get my nomination extra points by explaining it would be a quick book before or after the chunkster :). I‘m close to a lock on Shark Heart because I have a reputation nominating a weird book that people end up loving and wasn‘t otherwise on their radar.

We All Want Impossible Things: A Novel

Cinfhen LOVED LOVED LOVED both We All Want & Shark Heart!!!! Great choices @marleed 🤩 2y

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I have no idea what my experience and opinion would have been had I read this when it was published in 2018. But reading HF about the Spanish flu that was not influenced by the divisive politics during Covid-19 was fascinating. I think it would be impossible to write this story without 2020-2021 influences today.

#14books14weeks2023 Book 9
@TheHeartlandBookFairy

TheHeartlandBookFairy I read this a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it! Couldn't help but draw a comparisons to what our current situation was at the time. 2y

SilversReviews Loved it!! Definitely our current situation. (edited) 2y

marleed @SilversReviews in September, I can nominate 3 books for consideration for my 2024 IRL bookclub. I typically choose from my 5^ reads of the current year. I neither give this 5* nor was it published in 2023,, but I think it would make for a great discussion so I may nominate it. (edited) 2y

theokiereader I absolutely loved that book! When COVID kicked off, I kept thinking about it. It might be time for a reread. 😉 2y

marleed @theokiereader oh it would be interesting to have read this both before and after the Covid-19 shutdown! 2y

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MeganAnn

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February catchup review 2:
This one was been on my shelf for a few years now and I‘m so glad I finally got around to it. It ended being one of my favorites this month and might even make it on the year end list I loved it so much.

It takes place during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and follows the Bright family as the lose loved ones, take in an orphaned baby, and learn to navigate the aftermath of the pandemic. It‘s harrowing and hopeful… ⬇️

MeganAnn … there is loss and death, love and strength, and it promises that we too can continue on and even find happiness in the aftermath. I think this one was even more compelling having read it after our own pandemic experience. 5⭐️ Also love this beautiful cover! 💖 #pantone2023 #airyblue #skylight #graylilac @Clwojick 3y

Clwojick Great matches! 3y

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Andrew65

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#BigJuneReadathon #Bright @Clwojick

Loved this book set in Philadelphia during the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918, really showed the impact of Spanish Flu. 😢

Crazeedi This was a really good one! 3y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi Most definitely. One that has stayed with me. (edited) 3y

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Finished another book from my #roll100 stack. I‘m not sure when I even bought this Kindle book but found this story set in Philadelphia during the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918 to be really interesting. Meissner wrote this before COVid and the parallels between the two pandemics were eerie.

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper I have so many books like that! I buy them, forget about them, come back a year later and wonder what I was thinking 3y

Ncostell @Puddlejumper The struggle is real! 3y

SilversReviews Loved this book!! It was very eerie. (edited) 3y

Ncostell @SilversReviews Yes, history repeats itself as they say! 3y

SilversReviews @Ncostell Unfortunately it does. 3y

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46% into the audio and bailing. I just can‘t do overwrought sentimentality. It could very well be the narration. Plus, the plot is moving too slowly to keep me hooked. But, if you are looking for a relatable pandemic story, this will be familiar.

Cathythoughts I can‘t do overwrought sentimentality either … I just can‘t. 4y

Tamra @Cathythoughts 😅 I make some exceptions for classics, but they usually have other excellent qualities to compensate. 4y

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angieinwonderland

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Reading this with spiked mocha, kleenex in close reach, two months after losing my mom, never before having to believe something with 100% certainty than I do of Chapter 35. Will the following chapters hug me as fiercely?

TheNerdyProfessor

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I've had this BOTM pick since January 2018 - I don't know why it's taken me so long to actually pick it up. Even though I'm usually not a big historical fiction reader, this one is really up my alley! Maybe it's the parallel between the Spanish flu and the current COVID pandemic, but I'm finding it so fascinating. Usually I find historical fiction books to be a bit of a slog but I sucked down 100 pages in no time today.

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Tattooedteacher

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Just started this. Rain this afternoon and the weekend so I should get far.

lahousewyfe So good!!! 4y

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MelKelsey

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Book 19 My first novel by Meissner, and I will read more. The story of a family of undertakers (an interesting perspective) in Philadelphia during the Spanish Flu. Published in 2018, on the 100th anniversary of the pandemic, this historical fiction book is more pertinent than Meissner could have predicted.Told from the perspective of a mom and her 3 daughters, it was engaging from the beginning, though occasionally the story dragged.⭐⭐⭐⭐

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EadieB

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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs Thanks for the tag!

1. Tagged book is set in Philadelphia.

2. New York and Mexico in Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay.

3. Crawley family from Downton Abbey.

I tag anyone who reads this!

Eggs Ah the Crawleys-excellent choice 👏🏻❤️👏🏻 5y

EadieB Thanks! I love Downton Abbey! 5y

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Chrissyreadit

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Thank you @Kdgordon88 for the tag. These books were all 5 star reads for me this year, and all of them made me cry. Two historical fiction and 1 magical realism and perfect emotional connection with characters. #fridayfeelings

Cuilin

Cuilin These all look great. Thanks for playing. 5y

TrishB Luis Valdez was ❤️ 5y

Deblovestoread Luis Valdez made me cry too. Adding the other two to my TBR. 5y

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Sharpeipup

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“If people don't do their part to stop the spread of evil when they're asked to, it just gets stronger and then no one can stop it.“

#audiowalk #quotes

Megabooks Gorgeous picture!! 5y

Sharpeipup @Megabooks thanks! It was actually a full rainbow but I couldn‘t see that at first. 5y

wanderinglynn Wow! What a beautiful sky! And that rainbow 😍 5y

SilversReviews Gorgeous photo, and great book. 5y

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SailorJohn

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Superb story. The trials and challenges of raising energetic children, who become teenagers! Begins in 1918 just before the “Spanish” flu. Easy parallels to today. Loved it.

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Margot0817

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I didn't want this book to end and now I'm so sad I am no longer a part of it. I loved every minute of this story. 💜 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Margot0817

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megnews Love this book and family so much. 5y

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lahousewyfe

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Placed during and after the Spanish Flu epidemic in Philadelphia, this book filled my soul with its love and hope amidst the tragedy. I wept with a smile on my face as I read the last sentence.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😭😭😭 loved this one!! (edited) 5y

lahousewyfe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Struck such a chord in my heart! 5y

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sblbooks

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My #top6reads so far in 2020. What are your favorites?

keys_on_fire Where the Crawdads Sing, Back from the Future, Chuck Noll: His Life‘s Work, Postscript, Failure Is Not An Option, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 5y

sblbooks @keys_on_fire 👍 5y

megnews We have such similar taste. Only plane and As Bright as Heaven were two of my favorites last year 5y

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I loved this book, It it will rip your heart out! Set in Philadelphia 1918 to 1925. A story of the Bright family, and their neighbors, recovering from the aftermath of World War 1, and the Spanish flu. A very timely read considering what's going on in the world today.

marleed Sounds good - stacked! 5y

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kspenmoll

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#BoundTogetherJune #Bright
A mesmerizing read. The Bright family move to Philadelphia to help their Uncle who runs a funeral home in the midst of WWI. The Spanish flu overtakes the city. This novel is about how these two major events affect the family. If I remember correctly it was a #botmbuddyread?

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes, it was... we had great discussions and this book seems relevant at this time!!! 💔💔💔 5y

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Eggs

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#bright
#boundtogetherjune
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 Pretty cover! 💛 5y

Eggs @OriginalCyn620 Isn‘t it??? 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So relevant right now 💔💔💔 5y

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EadieB

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Day 4 - #Bright #BoundTogetherJune
#AsBrightAsHeaven #SusanMeissner

I enjoyed this book about the 1918 pandemic in Philadelphia.

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Andrew65 A great book! 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 👍I agree! 5y

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This book broke my heart 💔💔 5y

EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes it was very sad. 5y

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SilversReviews

As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

Thank you to:

#MagicalMay
@eggs

Today‘s Prompt: HEAVEN

AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN has a beautiful story line, beautiful research, and beautiful characters.

It is about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

REVIEW HERE: https://tinyurl.com/y978okp3

@soozmeissner

Eggs Fabulous choice-great author great book 📚 5y

rachelm Happy Litsyversary!! 😎 5y

TheHeartlandBookFairy I loved this book! 5y

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LyndyG

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I was a little hesitant to read a book about a pandemic during a pandemic...but I couldn‘t stop listening. Not a huge fan of one character‘s storyline, but the positives definitely outweigh the negatives.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks We read this for our buddy read last year... 💔💔💔 5y

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Andrew65 This was a great book, we loved it in the Buddy read. 5y

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JaclynW Welcome to Litsy @LyndyG ! Tgis is a marvelous community to be part of. Enjoy! I've read this book twice! It is an excellent book! It was great for insights into the Spanish flu pandemic. Thanks for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤗 5y

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What a beautiful book and so timely... the similarities between the reaction to the Spanish flu and covid-19 are uncanny... it just goes to show that history always repeats itself!

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Eggs

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The edge:
The last dance
Leaving home, choosing courage
Lost in the sun as bright as heaven!

#spinepoem2
#acrossapril

Leftcoastzen Nice! 6y

Come-read-with-me Beautiful! 6y

Eggs Thank you!! @Leftcoastzen @Come-read-with-me 🌹🌹 6y

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks As Bright As Heaven 💔 a book and time in history that I think about daily 💔 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo also!! 😘🌹 6y

Eggs I can relate to this novel personally: “a mother and her daughters who find themselves in a harsh world not of their making, which will either crush their resolve to survive or purify it.” @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗 6y

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks 🤗❤️🤗 6y

BookishMe 😍😍 6y

Eggs @BookishMe Thanks 🙏🏻 6y

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MallenNC

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I didn‘t need more books but Kindle deals today were too good to pass up. More for my TBR. (The Harlan Coben on the bottom right is a library book.) #ebooks #BookHaul

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Don‘t read As Bright As Heaven right now ❌🙅🏼‍♀️😭 6y

MallenNC @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh I know! I know what it‘s about. 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MallenNC it ripped my heart out when I read it, so I can‘t imagine reading it now. I think about it all the time! You can scroll way back to our discussion if you want! 😓😓😓💔💔💔 6y

JenReadsAlot I bought Your House will Pay today too! 6y

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JacqMac

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“Interestingly enough, it is our mortality that gives our existence its value and beauty. If our days were not numbered, we probably wouldn‘t care how we spent them. How does this knowledge that we are mortal affect our choices? The risks we take? The risks we don‘t?” This book is fantastic. And this was a perfect time to read it.
#EasterExtravaganza Time: 10:10
@Andrew65

trazo Love this quote! 6y

Andrew65 Great time, and a great book. 👏👏👏 6y

slategreyskies I haven‘t read this one. I‘ll have to check it out! :) 6y

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JacqMac

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Starting day 3. Loving this story.
#EasterExtravaganza @Andrew65

kspenmoll I loved it. ❤️📚 6y

Andrew65 This is a great book that sticks in my mind for many reasons. We did it as a #BOTMBuddyRead, so assume the discussion will still be on the book‘s page. @TheBookHippie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 6y

JacqMac @Andrew65 Thanks! 👏 I will look it up when I‘m finished. 6y

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TheBookHippie @Andrew65 it‘s on my mind daily should be able to see discussion ! 6y

Andrew65 @TheBookHippie So much of it is of this time. The politicians need to read this! 6y

JacqMac @Andrew65 @TheBookHippie The parallels are both fascinating and frightening. Seeing the pictures out of Detroit today. So very scary. 6y

Andrew65 @JacqMac Couldn‘t agree more. 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This book is on my mind constantly 😓 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 yes, it is!! 6y

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JacqMac

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About to start day two, but here is day one of #EasterExtravaganza About as much as I was expecting to get done yesterday. And I know, who reads about a pandemic during a pandemic? That would be me. I am that person.
@Andrew65

Desha 😂😂😂 I would probably do that too! But Susan Meissner is really good. When I lived in San Diego I saw her a lot because she led our church‘s book club! She‘s so kind. 💖💖💖 6y

Andrew65 😂😂😂 It is an excellent book however, the Spanish Flu bits still stick strongly in my mind. Great time. 👏👏👏 (edited) 6y

Buechersuechtling @Andrew65 I am sorry, but after first reading your comment I was very puzzled because I wondered what aspects one could think of having been a “great time” during the Spanish Flu – but then I realised that, of course, you were talking of the reading time, @JacqMac clocked in. 😂 6y

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Andrew65 @Buechersuechtling 😂😂😂 Yes not the best structured piece of writing was it! What‘s a bit of Spanish Flu between friends. 😱😳😂 6y

JacqMac @Desha So very cool. That sounds like a great book club. 6y

JacqMac @Buechersuechtling @Andrew65 😂 6y

Buechersuechtling @Andrew65 Well for that there is if not a vaccine, then at least the therapy isn‘t it❓If yes, then I‘ll happily be your Spanish Flu companion whenever you need one. 😂 6y

Andrew65 @Buechersuechtling That‘s what you call true friends. 🥰 (edited) 6y

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What do you do when you are quarantined because of the #COVID-19 pandemic? You read a book about the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, of course. 😷 Pretty scary stuff! Seriously, this book was exceptional with its multi-layered plot and it‘s memorable characters, it‘s one of the best books that I‘ve read centered on that pandemic.

kspenmoll I loved this book but read it pre pandemic!!! 6y

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It took a little getting used to a story old from so many perspectives...the Bright family of 5. However the electrical emotion story that follows them for Quakertown to the big city was great. So many pieces to the puzzle do not reveal themselves until the very shocking end.

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stuck.in.the.stacks

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Today on the blog, we decided to from our planned post to share some book recs featuring plagues and pandemics.

Check pur picks and tell us all about yours in the comments.

https://stuckinthestacks.com/2020/03/12/themed-thursday-infectious-stories/

#bookrecommendations #themedthursdays #bookstagram #bookishalgor #bookishalgorithm

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Chrissyreadit

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@megnews I‘m so glad you picked this book for our #LMPBC book. I loved it so much! I loved reading everyone‘s thoughts in it too @Butterfinger @Laughterhp . I really enjoyed doing this together. I absolutely recommend this for lovers of historical fiction. I will mail this back Friday or Saturday.

megnews I‘m so glad you loved it. I do too. Can‘t wait to read all your comments!! 6y

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This story is set at the tail-end of WWI and follows a family and their friends through the Spanish Flu pandemic and its after-effects. This book broke my heart but it‘s very much worth reading, especially if you enjoy historical fiction. I look forward to reading more of her books! 5⭐️

#HistoricalFiction
#BOTM

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JenlovesJT47

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This book is killing me!! 😭😭😭 Must finish it ASAP so I can go read something cheerful. 😓 #BOTM

Butterfinger When I read it, I had to put it down so I could mourn. 6y

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger I don‘t blame you! I‘m feeling the same way 😞 6y

Laughterhp Yeah. I felt the same way when reading. I had to take at least a 3 day break from reading! 6y

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Chrissyreadit

As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

@Cinfhen I‘m posting what was going to be my first post as a #monthlybookreport- but three of these books need to be finished and put in the mail ASAP. @megnews @SamHeartCoffee I have not forgotten! My #book spin is listed thanks to @TheAromaofBooks and my current audio book Born A Crime- it is a perfect audio. Spillover is my alternate audio. A family emergency meant very little schoolwork or reading for two weeks. #catchupweek #wishmeluck

Cinfhen Hope all is well 💜 6y

megnews Can‘t wait to see everyone‘s comments! 6y

TheAromaofBooks Lots to read!! Good luck!! 6y

SamHeartCoffee Hope all is well, too! 😘 6y

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megnews

As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

1. Definitely drawn to beautiful or intriguing covers
2. For #LMPBC
3. Online
4. Up long before the alarm. That‘s my peaceful reading time.
5. @sblbooks

#FriYayIntro

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Laughterhp

As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

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Phew, this book was heartbreaking. So much death. I can‘t even imagine living in a time with that much death and nothing you can do about it. This book was also beautiful and had so many great phrases and thoughts that made you think. So even though this book made me depressed and angry, I‘m not sorry I read it. But I definitely need a happy palette cleanser.

#LMPBC - I‘ll get this out to you this week Chrissy

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Chrissyreadit Ok- I‘m working on Postmistress now, and really want to be reading something fluffy these days. 6y

megnews It was tough. But such a beautiful family. 6y

Aswenson I put this one down after only a few chapters because of the impending deaths... I didn‘t feel like I was ready. Sounds like I was probably right to do so at that time! 6y

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Laughterhp @Aswenson You were definitely right. There is so much death and the beginning of the book there is so much talk about death, etc. 6y

Laughterhp @Chrissyreadit I sent this out to you today. You should have it by Tuesday! 😊 Going to start the Wet Nurse‘s Tale today! 6y

Chrissyreadit Great! Can‘t wait! 6y

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Laughterhp

As Bright as Heaven | Susan Meissner

Hey #LMPBC group, I know I owe this book to @Chrissyreadit - I just wanted to give you all an update. I‘m about 229 pages in and this book made me so depressed and grumpy last night (I was snapping at my husband for no reason) I just had to take a break.

I hope to be able to mail this out to you next weekend at the latest. (I have 200 pages left)

I also have the Wet Nurses Tales to read too! (Which I think is the last book in the round for Feb

megnews, Butterfinger

Chrissyreadit No worries! 6y

Chrissyreadit Also, while sections of The Wet Nurses Tale are sad the MC is amazing!!! And I thought it was a fast read. 6y

Butterfinger I understand how it affected you. It is an emotional book. @Chrissyreadit beware!!! 6y

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