Susan Meissner is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper, and an award-winning columnist. She is the award-winning author of The Last Year of the War, As Bright as Heaven, A Bridge Across the Ocean, Secrets of a Charmed Life, A Fall of Marigolds, and Stars over Sunset Boulevard, among other novels.
Praise for The Nature of Fragile Things
"A terrific tale that takes us on a harrowing cable-car ride
through early 20th century San Francisco, where dark secrets-like
the city itself-crack wide open, forcing our world-weary heroine to
confront the devastation done by the lies she's been told and by
the lies she's still telling..."-Stephanie Dray, author of
America's First Daughter and The Women of Chateau
Lafayette
"A brilliant story of resilience and the power of female
friendship."-Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
"A mysterious web of lies, love, and loss that accelerates toward
the inevitable: the great San Francisco earthquake of
1906."-Kristin Harmel, author of The Book of Lost Names
"A riveting tale set in 1906 San Francisco. These fascinating
characters' hidden pasts and dark secrets collide, entwine, and
explode-and that's before the earthquake hits."-Greer Macallister,
author of The Magician's Lie and The Arctic Fury
"In the ashes of San Francisco's greatest tragedy, one remarkable
woman finds love, friendship, and the means to rebuild. Historical
fiction that reads with the urgency and suspense of a
thriller."-Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author of The
Summer Country
"Driven by the unstoppable force of the three intriguing women at
its heart, this is a novel to savor, and one to share with all the
women in your life whom you admire."-Hazel Gaynor, New York Times
bestselling author of When We Were Young & Brave
"Meissner spins an exceptional story....Unexpected and masterfully
crafted twists and turns abound....Ingeniously plotted and
perfectly structured, this captivates from beginning to
end."-Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
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