Bluebird

by Genevieve Graham

Book Overview

A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come--from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.

Present day

Cassie Simmons, a museum curator, is enthusiastic about solving mysteries from the past, and she has a personal interest in the history of the rumrunners who ferried illegal booze across the Detroit River during Prohibition. So when a cache of whisky labeled Bailey Brothers' Best is unearthed during a local home renovation, Cassie hopes to find the answers she's been searching for about the legendary family of bootleggers...

1918

Corporal Jeremiah Bailey of the 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company is tasked with planting mines in the tunnels beneath enemy trenches. After Jerry is badly wounded in an explosion, he finds himself in a Belgium field hospital under the care of Adele Savard, one of Canada's nursing sisters, nicknamed "Bluebirds" for their blue gowns and white caps. As Jerry recovers, he forms a strong connection with Adele, who is from a place near his hometown of Windsor, along the Detroit River. In the midst of war, she's a welcome reminder of home, and when Jerry is sent back to the front, he can only hope that he'll see his bluebird again.

By war's end, both Jerry and Adele return home to Windsor, scarred by the horrors of what they endured overseas. When they cross paths one day, they have a chance to start over. But the city is in the grip of Prohibition, which brings exciting opportunities as well as new dangerous conflicts that threaten to destroy everything they have fought for.

Pulled from the pages of history, Bluebird is a compelling, luminous novel about the strength of the human spirit and the power of love to call us home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982156651
• ISBN13: 9781982156657
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Historical Fiction

This is a Historical Fiction with a romance. This book as to two timelines (Present day and 1918). This book starts out during WWI, but Most of this book takes place during the roaring 1920s. I love this book was mostly about the rumrunners and not the war. The roaring 1920s always interest me, so I know I had to pick this book up. I live in the Southern part of North Carolina where there was a ton of Whiskey doing homemade and ran illegally during that time period just like the rumrunners in that part of Canada, so I enjoyed reading a story that had that in it. I think that this book shows the scary parts of it and the fun parts of it really well. Genevieve brings history and characters to life. She is one of my favorite Historical Fiction authors. This is a great story with a great romance and fill of history. I loved every second I spent reading this book. I have to add I love the cover of this book so much. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

WWI and Present time

Bluebird is a dual timeline book. Most of the book takes place during or right after WWI. The other part takes place in current time. I enjoyed that most of the story was told in the past. WWI is a time that I am working to learn more about and Bluebird shared so much that I did not know. Prohibition is something I think everyone knows something about but I like that I was reading about Prohibition in Canada. The risks, the money, the gangs, the travelling, there is so much more to Prohibition than just making the alcohol and selling it illegally. The current storyline tells of finding a stash of the Bailey Brothers Whiskey bottles and the story they have to tell. I enjoyed the connection that Cassie, the curator, has to the house that the bottles were found in. She jumps into the mystery of the bottles and does not let it go until it all is solved. I enjoyed seeing the present time come together with the past. The storylines came together perfectly. **Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.