A Philadelphia family is reborn through loss and love during the 1918 flu pandemic.
In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. Into this bustling town, came Pauline Bright and her husband, filled with hope that they could now give their three daughters a chance at a better life. But just months later, the Spanish Flu reaches the shores of America and the streets of Philly, and they find their world looks nothing like the one they’d hoped for. Amidst the tragedy and challenges, they learn what they cannot live without–and what they are willing to do about it. As Bright as Heaven is the compelling story of a mother and her daughters who find themselves in a harsh world not of their making, which will either crush their resolve to survive or purify it.
Also available in these translations: Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Large print.
“A story of one family’s heartbreak and hope. Strong [and] resilient, Meissner’s characters step off the page and into history.”
Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours