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Great story of two compassionate people and the fire that changes their lives. Their love story makes you want to root for them to survive.
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This historical novel aimed at girls should have been good. It isn’t on two counts: verisimilitude and inappropriateness of behavior. It does tell the story of the Chicago fire from the point of view of an impoverished Southern girl orphaned and dispossessed by renegade Union troops during Sherman’s march through Georgia. She has migrated to Chicago in search of relatives there and continues her disguise to secure employment as a boy. She works with an idealistic young man to establish a shelter...
This book wasn't good in my opionion.
Frankly, I was disappointed with this book in that it focused far more on an improbable romance than on the horror of the Chicago Fire itself. I suppose if I loved reading romance novels, I would feel differently about it.
I love anything concerning this subject. For some reason it's fascination is very intriguing and all because of a cow. I couldn't imagine something so terrifying as this event. I felt everything in this book and even heard everything if that's possible. This was how deep I was into this book. I was so deep that I didn't realize I was at the end because it was just so good that I didn't want to out it down!The characters were wonderful and I really appreciated how hard the author has done their r...