"Veiled in Smoke" by Jocelyn Green focuses upon the lives of Union Civil War veteran, Stephen Townsend, and his daughters, Meg and Sylvie. He suffers from “soldier’s heart”, now called PTSD, which has a profound effect upon his family/5. Set around the Chicago fire of , Veiled in Smoke had all that and so much more. Stephen Townsend’s arc was a highlight of the book for me. His struggle with PTSD and the horrors he faced during the Civil War were gutting, as was reading about the /5(). · Veiled in Smoke Travel Guide: Visit the Chicago of ’s Great Fire. After the Great Fire of destroyed Chicago’s business district and rendered , people homeless, the city lost no time in rebuilding. Within two years, the downtown area was completely reconstructed, and better than ever. But if you visit Chicago today, you’ll.
"In Veiled in Smoke, Green frames a story of loss and redemption with sensory details, a nuanced historical backdrop, and an intelligent eye for flawed and utterly engaging characters. Shadows of the ongoing War Between the States as well as a deep literary resonance underscore what is, at its core, a study of the fallacies and strengths of the. Veiled in Smoke is the first installment in The Windy City Saga series from author Jocelyn Green. Meg and Sylvie Townsend manage the family bookshop and care for their father, Stephen, a veteran still suffering in mind and spirit from his time as a POW during the Civil War. But when the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago's business district, they lose much more than just their store. I love that Jocelyn Green's novels have a heavy emphasis on history. In Veiled in Smoke, the setting is the Great Fire of Chicago in All three main characters are beautifully written. Stephen is a Civil War Veteran that continues to suffer from what he experienced during the war and Andersonville specifically.
"In Veiled in Smoke, Green frames a story of loss and redemption with sensory details, a nuanced historical backdrop, and an intelligent eye for flawed and utterly engaging characters. Shadows of the ongoing War Between the States as well as a deep literary resonance underscore what is, at its core, a study of the fallacies and strengths of the human heart. Veiled in Smoke. by Jocelyn Green Customer Reviews Paperback. Save 30% by Jocelyn Green. $ $ Drawn by the Current. by Jocelyn Green. Well, in the early ’s there was a rather historic moment in Chicago. A fire that, according to Jocelyn Green’s author notes, took lives, 17, buildings and left , people without homes. As Green also noted, the monetary property damage to this area in Chicago was $,,—in modern day, that would be about $3,,,
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