Ebook {Epub PDF} A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith

A Star for Mrs. Blake. An emotionally charged, brilliantly realized novel set in the s about five American women — Gold Star Mothers — who travel to France to visit the graves of their World War I soldier sons: a pilgrimage that will change their lives in unforeseeable and indelible ways. The women meet for the first time just before their journey begins: Katie, an Irish maid from Dorchester, . A Star for Mrs. Blake is anchored in a footnote of history. The book is inspired by a diary of a real-life American colonel and Gold Star Mother liaison officer, but the story is from the author’s imagination. During the early s, the U.S. government arranged for grieving "Gold Star Mothers" to visit the French burial sites of their sons killed during World War I. This historical fiction by mystery author Smith (White Shotgun, , etc.) concerns a woman named Cora Blake and her travel companions.

April Smith's A Star for Mrs. Blake is a beautiful, sometimes heartbreaking novel. It's a compelling story of war and the people left behind. It's the story of Gold Star Mothers, the strong women who suffer unfathomable loss. It's a novel you won't easily forget. April Smith's website is www.doorway.ru April Smith. Average rating: · 6, ratings · 1, reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors. A Star for Mrs. Blake. avg rating — 3, ratings — published — 2 editions. Want to Read. saving. Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read. April Smith is the author of the successful novels featuring FBI Special Agent Ana Grey as the central character. She is also an Emmy-nominated television write.

A Star for Mrs. Blake. by. April Smith (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 3, ratings · reviews. The United States Congress in passed legislation to fund travel for mothers of the fallen soldiers of World War I to visit their sons’ graves in France. Over the next three years, 6, Gold Star Mothers made the trip. A STAR FOR MRS. BLAKE by April Smith | Kirkus Reviews. April Smith is the author of the successful novels featuring FBI Special Agent Ana Grey as the central character. She is also an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer. In her research for A Star for Mrs. Blake, she traveled to Maine, New York City, Paris, Verdun, and the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.