Author: Susan Meissner
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: PRH Christian Publishing, 2012
Pages: 352
Rating: Recommend
Synopsis: Since she was a child, Meg has dreamed of taking a promised trip to Florence, Italy and being abler to finally step into the place captured in a picture at her grandmother's house. But after her grandmother passes away and it falls to her less-than-reliable father to take her instead, Meg's long-anticipated travel plans seem permanently on hold.
When her dad finally tells Meg to book the trip, she prays that the experience will heal the fissures left on her life by her parents' divorce. But when Meg arrives in Florence, her father is nowhere to be found, leaving aspiring memoir-writer Sofia Borelli to introduce Meg to the rich beauty of the ancient city. Sofia claims to be one of the last surviving members of the Medici family and that a long-ago Medici princess, Nora Orsini, communicates with her from within the great masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.
Review: Susan Meissner is one of my favorite historical fiction authors so I decided to give one of her older books a try. I have to say that I'm happy she found a home (and her groove) with historical fiction. This was good, not great. In fact, it seemed Meissner struggled to advance the story at times. That said, I want to travel to Florence, so she did something right. If you're reading Meissner for the first time, start with her historical fiction novels.
Susan Meissner Novels
A Bridge Across the Ocean
As Bright as Heaven
Map to Paradise
Only the Beautiful
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