The author skillfully brings history to life.A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come-from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham. Women served in the military, which helped women win the right to vote in 1917.īluebird is undoubtedly educational, but it’s also a thoroughly entertaining Researched novel teaches readers that WWI was the first conflict where Canadian Hopes her readers will be able to say they’ve learned something new aboutĬanada’s history after reading one of her books. On her website, Genevieve Graham says she Post-war trauma suffered by the veterans, many of whom work for the Bailey She uses a tender-hearted approach to explore the Windsor speakeasy is so lifelike the reader can almost hear the ragtime musicĪnd smell the whisky. Guaranteed to paralyze the reader with claustrophobia, and the scene when theįield hospital is bombed is terrifyingly realistic. Her detailed description of the tunneling operation is Lovers finally reunite, Jerry is forced to evaluate the risks he takes before Threaten to destroy anyone who cuts into their profits. The brothers discover they can make a fortune smuggling their whisky across theĮnterprise will become until they encounter the rum-running gangsters who Prohibition laws are passed shortly after the war’s end, and In the meantime, theīailey brothers begin making whisky using their father’s recipe and his To their family home, and Jerry tries to locate Adele.
Jerry recovers enough to rejoin his company. Unfortunately, they lose track of each other when Only happen when people are surrounded by the horrors of war and an uncertainįuture, the two fall in love. Tunnel explosion, Adele nurses him back to health. When Jerry is wounded and facially disfigured by a The titleĬharacter, Adele Savard, is a brave young nurse from the Windsor area stationedĪt a field hospital in Belgium when she meets Jerry and John Bailey, brothersĬompany and have the incomprehensibly dangerous task of tunneling under enemy Serving in Europe during WWI who wore distinctive blue uniforms.
The title Bluebird refers to the nickname given to the Canadian nurses All herīooks are fictional, but the characters are believable and the stories are New novel delves into WWI and post-war prohibition in Windsor, Ontario. Novels is known for exploring lesser-known aspects of Canadian history. This engaging page-turner perfectly combines wartime heroics, intrigue, romance and history.
Genevieve Graham’s newest historical fiction novel, Bluebird, is full of heart and compassion for the brave Canadian men and women who served during WWI.
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