The Storm After Winds of Change Book 1 edition by Gina Hooten Popp Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Winds of Change saga begins with the dawn of the twentieth century.
2014 RONE AWARD FINALIST. A compelling historical fiction tale of four strangers who come together in the aftermath of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900—the deadliest hurricane in US history. More than 6,000 people died that fateful day and the island was left a sea of brokenness. As the four diverse strangers cling to each other amidst the devastation in an attempt to survive, they change each other in ways they never would have imagined. It's more than a story about a tragic storm, it's about human spirit triumphing over unimaginable adversity.
The Storm After Winds of Change Book 1 edition by Gina Hooten Popp Literature Fiction eBooks
I have read several books about the 1900 storm in Galveston, but most take place before and during the storm. This is the first book I have read about the aftermath of the storm. I am from Galveston and my great grandmother and grandmother lived through the storm and the rebuilding of the island. I enjoyed the book very much.Product details
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The Storm After Winds of Change Book 1 edition by Gina Hooten Popp Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I picked this up.. and started to read.. and before I knew it.. I was halfway through the book. It's one of those rare books that reads somewhat like a journal. In this case.. a journal of several characters. There's no guessing about what the various characters were thinking or doing.
The hurricane in Galveston in September of 1900.. was one of the worst natural disasters to occur in the United States. In the blink of an eye.. the nearly 50,000 citizens were cut off from the entire world. This is a story of how they coped.. what they saw.. and how they survived!
The author must have done some major researching prior to writing this delicious tale. Quite literally a seven course meal.. served upon a the finest of china! A true delight to any reader.
The idea behind this book is a very interesting one, but the execution is very poor. There is no rhythm or easy flow to it. The author has written in from 4 different points of view and in very short chapters. About the time one chapter gets interesting, you switch to a different POV. It breaks up the flow of the plot. In 12 pages you had 3 chapters, 3 POV and 4 different locations.
I’m trying to read it with a positive attitude, but not sure I’ll make to the end.
"The Storm After" is a *very* good book. It is an interesting read and quite well written. It's rare to find a first effort that is as polished as this is.
Probably the best commendation is this I went from not being sure I liked the book when I started, to thinking it was going to follow predictable, well-worn paths, to wanting to see how it would come out, to becoming fascinated with the intricate and very original plot, to not wanting it to end.
I'm looking forward to seeing more work from this author. in fact I've added it to a wish list I keep named "Authors", where I put books whose authors' work I'd like to see more of. (Like a lot of owners, I download a lot of freebies and, all too often, I feel like even "free" is too much of a price. When I encounter a good author among the many wannabes, I may lose track of their name so I've started using this wish list to make sure I can check periodically to see if they've written anything more. These are the few whose work is good enough to read more than once, so I'm willing to part with scanty resources to secure them.)
If you like historical fiction, if you like stories about people overcoming extreme adversity, if you like books that uplift you spiritually without preaching at you, if like never being sure where the author is going to take you next, this book is for you.
This is an historical novel based on the great hurricane of 1900 that sent Galveston to its knees. Did you know that at that time, Galveston was quite wealthy, mostly due to the cotton industry? The storm totally destroyed the island. It is estimated that between 6,000 and 12,000 people died. It is considered the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the US. Something like 85 people died when the storm surge overpowered a train trying to evacuate residents.
At the time, Galveston had about 37,000 population, so if the figure of 12,000 dead is anywhere near correct, that is a huge percentage. There were so many dead, that fearing the spread of disease, the survivors piled bodies on carts for burial at sea, but the bodies washed back onto shore, so they began to burn them in mass funeral pyres.
So against this background, we have the story of several survivors (and the ghost of one non-survivor). There is John, a general workman who helped out at the orphanage. When the storm was approaching, he helped Sister Elizabeth get a number of the orphans up to the attic, and tied a newborn in a cloth sling and hung the sling from the sturdiest of the rafters, and then went home to secure his own place. When the storm hit, he was washed away, but managed to stay adrift on his front door! Sister Elizabeth and her small charges did not survive, but miraculously, the baby did. After the storm, as John was coming back to check on the orphanage, he came upon a woman still alive, her long hair caught in a tree which kept her from being swept away with her young son and husband. John cut her loose, and they continued on to check on the orphanage, where they discovered the baby still alive. They then went on their way to the convent for succor and to look for someone to act as wetnurse for the baby. They were joined by a teenage boy, who said his name was Sean. One of John's drinking acquaintances, Dean, managed to survive, and these five characters form the core of the story, and are joined by a number of others whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. It is a wonderful story where the storm itself is also a primary character.
Set amidst the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the U.S., The Storm After tells the tale of a group of people thrown together by the "winds of change". All have suffered serious loss and writhe in emotional and physical pain, and bit by bit they their wounds heal and they move forward on paths they never expected or planned. The characters are well drawn and engaging, my favorite being Sister Elizabeth. Her transformative journey is unlike any other I have encountered in a work of fiction, and I applaud the author for making this part of the human experience real and accessible. Let's just say many divine moments meet our cast of characters in times of desperate need while they struggle to function in the catastrophic aftermath. In the end they have the luxury of choosing their paths instead of picking themselves up where tragic fate left them, and the reader is sufficiently engaged to wonder and hope for their best outcomes. I'm looking forward to reading book 2.
I have read several books about the 1900 storm in Galveston, but most take place before and during the storm. This is the first book I have read about the aftermath of the storm. I am from Galveston and my great grandmother and grandmother lived through the storm and the rebuilding of the island. I enjoyed the book very much.
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