Feb 2021 Book Program

About the Author

 is a  bestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. She is an author, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. A California native, she attended Point Loma Nazarene University and is also a writing workshop volunteer for Words Alive, a San Diego non-profit dedicated to helping at-risk youth foster a love for reading and writing. Her recent novels have been named to top ten and best books lists, received starred reviews, and been awards finalists. Per : "Meissner's prose is exquisite, and she is a stunning story teller."Susan MeissnerUSA TodayPublishers Weekly

About the Book

 is an intimate mystery told with an urgency that accelerates toward the inevitable devastation of the San Francisco earthquake. The story follows a young Irish immigrant, whose secrets take her from the lower east side to the west coast as a mail order bride for…