Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading only the beautiful. Susan meissner is a usa today bestselling novelist with more than a million books in the hands of readers, and in eighteen languages Her critically acclaimed works of historical fiction have been named to numerous lists including publishers weekly’s annual roster of 100 best books, library reads top picks, real simple annual tally of best books, goodreads readers’ choice awards, booklist. Written by susan meissner in 2023, the historical fiction novel only the beautiful is set in the time leading up to world war ii and in the years following the war’s conclusion The novel tells the story of rose, a young, orphaned girl with synesthesia who is unjustly institutionalized for her condition Over the course of the novel, she is forced to give up her infant daughter, after which.
Summary and reviews of only the beautiful by susan meissner, an excerpt, and author biography of susan meissner. She is the usa today best selling author of only the beautiful, the nature of fragile things, the last year of the war, as bright as heaven, a bridge across the ocean, secrets of a charmed life, a fall of marigolds, and stars over sunset boulevard, among other novels Only the beautiful by susan meissner is a historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of world war ii and its aftermath The story centers around two intertwined narratives Rose, a young woman institutionalized for her synesthesia, and helen, a friend who witnesses the horrors of war and becomes determined to find rose and her lost child Meissner’s novel delves into themes of trauma.
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