As Bright as Heaven

From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War comes a novel set during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918,telling the story of a family reborn through loss and love. In 1918Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. Even as its young men went off to fight in the Great Warthere were opportunities for a fresh start on its cobblestone streets. Into this bustling towncame Pauline Bright and her husbandfilled with hope that they could now give their three daughtersΓÇöEvelynMaggieand WillaΓÇöa chance at a better life. But just months after they arrivethe Spanish Flu reaches the shores of America. As the pandemic claims more than twelve thousand victims in their adopted citythey find their lives left with a world that looks nothing like the one they knew. But even as they lose loved onesthey take in a baby orphaned by the disease who becomes their single source of hope. Amidst the tragedy and challengesthey learn what they cannot live withoutΓÇöand what they are willing to do about it. As Bright as Heaven is the compelling story of a mother and her daughters who find themselves in a harsh world not of their makingwhich will either crush their resolve to survive or purify it.