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Historical fiction author Genevieve Graham has once again given us a wonderful fictional story based on Canadian history!Set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition this is the story of a young nurse, a tunnel digger (soldier) and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come.Genevieve Graham has stated "My goal, my passion, is to breathe life back into Canadian history"!And she certainly did that with this unforgettable novel.Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster C...
Genevieve Graham has outdone herself yet again! One of my favorite Canadian historical fiction authors, she is the sweetest, friendliest and most generous with her time. This latest book was full of rich historical detail and so many aspects of Canadian history that will be new to many readers!As someone with a Masters degree in Canadian history I always love reading her books and am constantly amazed at her ability to unearth details I'd never heard about. Just a few of the many things this boo...
Amazing historical fiction! A must to read! Genevieve Graham never disappoints me! She has outdone herself with BLUEBIRD! She once again delivers an exciting tale filled with mystery and hope! This author has done a remarkable job of portraying endearing characters that you won’t forget!In Bluebird we have two stories, one lived during the World War I and the second in the present! This intriguing tale, that takes place during the war and post-war prohibition, unites the two stories in parallel!...
***Now Available***Bluebird is a historical fiction novel by one of my favorite Canadian authors, Genevieve Graham. “Bluebirds” was the nickname given by soldiers to the World War I Canadian nurses who wore cheery blue uniforms. The bluebirds served as both medical providers and a source of care and comfort to wounded soldiers. Adele Savard is a nurse who volunteered at the beginning of the war. Like the other volunteers, she had no idea of the horrors she would see. But like them, Adele rose to...
Thanks to Netgalley and Simon&Schuster Canada for an egalley in exchange for an honest review. This was one of my anticipated 2022 historical fiction novels and it didn't disappoint. Bluebird is set in two separate timelines and told from the perspective of three different characters. Canadian nurse Adele Savard and Canadian soldier Jeremiah Bailey take us through lesser-known events during the First World War and the Prohibition era. In the present, we follow historian and museum curator Cass
What a fabulous trip to the prohibition era!This was a fantastic story that was told in dual timelines. Present day: Cassie works at a local museum in Windsor, Ontario. One day a man named Matthew enters the museum to inquire about some bottles of alcohol he found hidden in a wall while remodelling a home he had recently purchased. Cassie is immediately intrigued and offers to research them. 1914-1921: John and Jerry Bailey are assigned as tunnellers during the first world war. Jerry is wounded
Do you know anything about tunnelers, whiskey sixes, trepanning, blind pigs or porters named George? Do you know much about the Prohibition era in Canada and why returning soldiers were attracted to this dangerous activity? Why nurses were called ‘nursing sisters’? ‘Bluebirds’? How their service and sacrifice helped influence federal voting rights for Canadian women in 1917?No? Then you MUST read this one - especially if you are Canadian and answered no to the above. Go ahead, pre-order it now.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for this enthralling, meticulously-researched ARC in return for an honest review. Genevieve Graham has become my favourite writer of informative, thrilling historical novels based on little-known facts and incidents in Canadian history, always with an emotional and romantic appeal. Although my entire education was in Canada, none of our history texts at that time contained any Canadian history. We grew up thinking it wa...
From the battlefields of war-torn France to the speakeasies of Canada's prohibition-flaunting towns, Bluebird weaves a compelling, emotional story of love, second chances, and sacrifice. Genevieve Graham is uniquely talented at bringing history to light with characters who stay with you long after the last page. Bluebird is why I never miss a new Genevieve Graham book!
Part love story, part modern day mystery, part historical crime thriller . . . completely enthralling! Genevieve Graham has created a world that had me feeling like I was part of the Prohibition and all its excitement and mayhem. I found myself getting claustrophobic reading about the tunnellers in WWI and cannot imagine what hell they went through along with the Bluebirds. Such important pieces of Canada's history brought to life in these pages. The Bailey Brothers and Adele (and many of the su...
