Jane Claypool MinerRezensionen

My second favorite in the Sunfire series. This one and Emily, I read over and over and over again.

A young woman tries to find love and happiness as she struggles to survive the harsh working conditions in a textile mill

I bought this book because I have heard of the Johnstown flood, but didn't know anything about it except that it happened. I liked that Jennie is a strong character and works hard, but the author also shows that she has some doubts in the decisions she has to make.½

This book is about a girl named Jennie who is trying to find her way in the world. She visits her aunts that live a few miles away from where her, her mother and younger brother own a boardinghouse. When she arrives to her aunts' house, she finds one of her aunts to be ill. Her aunt that is ill has to stay away from work to avoid getting worse. The aunts job is a morse code person. Jennie was taught morse code when she was younger and volunteered to take her aunts place. It was easy at first but then the flood happened. There were so many reporters who wanted her to send their stories through to their news stations. Jennie gets paid for her work and her aunt lets her stay to work there.
I liked this book because when the town was in the flood and Jennie was going through a lot of hardships, she didn't back away from her responsibilities. Even when she was caught in the flood she managed to stay srong. She saved a baby girl and escaped a burning pile of rubble that many were to trapped in that the were burned alive. Jennie didn't know what happend to her mother and brother, so she stayed awake for days walking around to search for her family. Jane Miner, I think, turned a tragedy into a story of a very adventurous young woman.

The novel had less romance than other Sunfires I have read. Veronica has little interaction with either of her suitors throughout the course of the story; however, I greatly enjoyed the descriptions of the Pearl Harbor events as they unfolded, and her growth as a character throughout the catastrophe. Veronica is one fiercely independent and energetic girl.

Tamara goes along with modeling classes and trying out for commercials because her friend asks her too, not because she is really that interested. She is, however, interested in a boy she sees from a distance at one of the commercial shoots. She later gets to act in a commercial with him.
I just wish there had been more interaction between Tamara and Kenneth earlier in the book. There really was very little romance here. I was glad for Tamara's final decision as to what path to follow though.

This story was ok, but I just couldn't get past the names. Maude and Ashley! Even for the 80's when this book was written those would be strange names. I did like the part of the story line where Maude stands up for herself and doesn't let her boyfriend dictate her life. Not one of my favorite First Love's.

This book is a little older. When you pick the book up first hand and skim through it you may say to youurself that your not going to be able to read it. When you actually get into it, it is very easy to follow and gives very good ideas and situations that you can learn from. I really do like this book and can't wait to finish it.

Has something to do with ball or just starting school.

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