Donna Carrick

A great fiction story against the backdrop of an historic event that devastated an entire area of the world. While, for most of the book, I felt the story was lost among all the facts and events that did occur and what the protagonist experienced as a relief worker, those facts and events actually made the story feel more real and believable to me. It brought a piece of history alive to me while providing some form of entertainment (the fictionalized story). The author did a great job of putting fiction and fact together. However, I did feel that there was too much emphasis on the fact part and, towards the end, the story felt a little rushed and almost unbelievable. As a whole, I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to others.… (altro)