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Apr 04, 2019darladoodles rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I must confess, I have not yet read "Lilac Girls." After finishing this book I am determined to move Lilac up on my TBR list. Martha Hall Kelly has a gift for writing about history. In her narrative she uses alternating viewpoints (Eliza, Sonya and Varinka) as well as inserting cliffhangers at the end of the chapters. You are compelled to keep reading to see what happens to that character, of course. I do believe Sonya was my favorite character. Loved the roses and flower references strewn throughout. As I could tell from the end notes there was extensive research done and this book was based on a real Eliza while Sonya and Varinka were composites. I am wondering why there was no reference to the Spanish Flu by any of our three characters? This will be popular with the book groups!