The history in The Woman in the Photo by Mary Hogan encompasses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, still one of the worst losses of civilian life ever in the United States. The fictional characters have cares and concerns that go beyond history, making the story engaging, and yet the historical characters and events are easily verified. Historical fiction is a balance between fictional story and actual history. This book does a great job at maintaining that balance.
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Reviewed for the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2016/10/the-woman-in-photo.html
Reviewed for the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.
The book started off slow and I didn't feel the compulsive need or excitement to pick it up at the end of the day. Set in two time periods, I wasn't too enamored by either protagonist
However, the time period was about the history of something I knew little about and was horrified by the tragedy of the real life disaster which could have been prevented. The horrendous visual scenes of the Johnston Flood stayed with me for a long while. Hence, the 4 stars.
However, the time period was about the history of something I knew little about and was horrified by the tragedy of the real life disaster which could have been prevented. The horrendous visual scenes of the Johnston Flood stayed with me for a long while. Hence, the 4 stars.
I loved this book! I knew nothing about the Johnstown flood, and this is filled with historically accurate information.
