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A review by bookswritingandmore
Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War by Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor, Beatriz Williams
5.0
Fall of Poppies combine nine collective stories by nine amazing historical fiction authors into this great collection of literature. The stories focus on the time right when World War I was over. It portrays strong female protagonists that are all searching for something after the war ends. A place to feel safe, a loved one to call their own, a place in this new world. I just adored all these stories so much!
Below I will spotlight two of the stories I loved the most:
A story of a woman that only hopes to get her grandmother's painting from her abandoned house. before she leaves the country that destroyed her family forever. This painting is all she has left to support herself and her daughter Hope when the war is over. Then her plans seem to be ruined when she is left to care for a German soldier she knows nothing about. This story was written by one of my favorite authors in historical fiction. I am addicted to the way Marci Jefferson portrays the woman in her stories. They are all strong regardless of their struggles.
Daisy sits by her fathers death bed as she quietly waits to see her father at piece finally from the pneumonia that will take him to heaven. She has much to do once he has passed. This leads Daisy into her fathers study that she has never even thought about going. Once there she finds a letter that makes it appear that her father kept an important message from her. As Daisy searches for answers to her fathers betrayal, the reader is led to 1918 when Daisy volunteered for a woman who would make masks for the men that came home from war forever scarred by their fighting. This is when Daisy meets a man she can't seem to let go of.
This was my first story from Jennifer Robson but it won't be for long. I am in the middle of reading her latest novel "Moonlight Over Paris." I am quickly falling in love with Jennifer's characters and the way she seamlessly captures the readers attentions with her unique style. A definite must read in this story collection.
All these stories were really good. I felt drawn to each plot and was unable to stop reading until that particular story was done. Pick up this collection of war time stories if you are a historical fiction fan like myself.
Below I will spotlight two of the stories I loved the most:
A story of a woman that only hopes to get her grandmother's painting from her abandoned house. before she leaves the country that destroyed her family forever. This painting is all she has left to support herself and her daughter Hope when the war is over. Then her plans seem to be ruined when she is left to care for a German soldier she knows nothing about. This story was written by one of my favorite authors in historical fiction. I am addicted to the way Marci Jefferson portrays the woman in her stories. They are all strong regardless of their struggles.
Daisy sits by her fathers death bed as she quietly waits to see her father at piece finally from the pneumonia that will take him to heaven. She has much to do once he has passed. This leads Daisy into her fathers study that she has never even thought about going. Once there she finds a letter that makes it appear that her father kept an important message from her. As Daisy searches for answers to her fathers betrayal, the reader is led to 1918 when Daisy volunteered for a woman who would make masks for the men that came home from war forever scarred by their fighting. This is when Daisy meets a man she can't seem to let go of.
This was my first story from Jennifer Robson but it won't be for long. I am in the middle of reading her latest novel "Moonlight Over Paris." I am quickly falling in love with Jennifer's characters and the way she seamlessly captures the readers attentions with her unique style. A definite must read in this story collection.
All these stories were really good. I felt drawn to each plot and was unable to stop reading until that particular story was done. Pick up this collection of war time stories if you are a historical fiction fan like myself.