A Fall Of Marigolds.

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a fall of marigolds.

Susan meissner.

Publisher  NAL.

Publication Date: February 4,2014.

Genre:  Historical Fiction| Romance.

 Format|Pages: Kindle|399.

 Source: Goodreads| Library.

CONTAINS SPOILERS

September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan, where the man she loved fell to his death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Then, while caring for a fevered immigrant whose own loss mirrors hers, she becomes intrigued by a name embroidered onto the scarf he carries…and finds herself caught in a dilemma that compels her to confront the truth about the assumptions she’s made. Will what she learns devastate her or free her?



September 2011. On Manhattan’s Upper West Side, widow Taryn Michaels has convinced herself that she is living fully, working in a charming specialty fabric store and raising her daughter alone. Then a long-lost photograph appears in a national magazine, and she is forced to relive the terrible day her husband died in the collapse of the World Trade Towers…the same day a stranger reached out and saved her. Will a chance reconnection and a century-old scarf open Taryn’s eyes to the larger forces at work in her life? 

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An extraordinary story about two incredible women.



I was drawn into the story from the beginning. I kept on telling myself that I would read one more chapter that turned into five more. The emotions in this book were high that I found myself grieving along with Clara and Taryn. I love how one scarf connected these two incredible and strong women. I read SECRETS OF CHARMED LIFE back in 2015 and after reading A FALL OF MARIGOLDS reminded me of why I loved this author’s writing. SUSAN MEISSNER is the author that will have you engaging with the characters from the moment that you start reading the book. There were a couple of slow parts in the book, but it picked up the pace fast. I could not even begin to imagine what Taryn and Clara must go through in those tragedies. However, as I read the book, all the descriptions and the emotions had me feeling as if I could. I imagined being there along with them. The emotions that Clara and Taryn felt, I found myself feeling them myself and teared up a few times while I read A FALL OF MARIGOLDS .



I was curious about the title, A FALL OF MARIGOLDS from the moment that I came across the book at the library, and it was what captured my attention first. I wondered if there a specific story behind the title, and there was. I loved how that scarf seemed to travel everywhere, and the story behind it. That scarf had a significant meaning to both Clara and Taryn. I enjoyed reading Taryn and Clara’s stories. Both of the women went through so much, yet they kept on going. I did feel that Clara fell in love a bit too fast; it did not feel realistic to me. However, I did like the story between her and Ethan, though I had a feeling that Ethan liked her more than she did. I do believe that the reason she seemed to brush him off is that she had a hard time letting Edward go, though she did not know him that long. Clara had a hard time letting go of what could have been. I am not surprised that others were worried about her. I loved how Ethan always there, wanted to take care of Clara, and I loved how he was around her even though she wasn’t always as kind to him. Like Ethan, I did want her to leave. I hoped that she would able to see Ethan the way that he saw her. I wondered what happened to her after if she ended up coming back. I was also curious about what happened with Taryn and her daughter’s thoughts after she told her the story.



A beautifully written story. A FALL OF MARIGOLDS is a book that will stay with you, a story you will share with your friends, your family. I highly recommend this book to any historical fiction fan.