{"id":24693,"date":"2019-08-17T00:20:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T05:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=24693"},"modified":"2019-08-17T21:53:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T02:53:16","slug":"the-awakening-of-miss-adelaide-by-linda-brooks-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=24693","title":{"rendered":"The Awakening of Miss Adelaide by Linda Brooks Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I personally have conflicting views on The Awakening of Miss Adelaide<\/strong>. It was difficult for me to engage with the book for the first several chapters. I found the plot to move quite slowly with little of the interaction between characters that I usually enjoy. This seemed to be a more introspective style. Then a glaring error about the winter solstice that was repeated more than once nearly made me want to stop reading. The fact that the remarks were not even necessary to the story made their inclusion questionable to me. Nevertheless, I continued reading like the good reviewer I try to be and eventually found the story to be worth my time.<\/p>\n

The Awakening of Miss Adelaide<\/strong> is a historical novel set during World War 1. Adelaide’s story begins in Italy where she has inherited a villa. A famous opera singer, Adelaide has decided to remain on the estate due to the war but soon finds herself at the mercy of the army and disease which will change her life forever. An unexpected reunion with a former love interest and a trip back home brings even more change and mystery into her life.<\/p>\n

Historical details about women’s fight for the right to vote and women’s lack of personal rights during that era were particularly interesting. Overall the story was mostly interesting with a touch of faith, mystery, and romance. Those who enjoy historical fiction may well enjoy this book also.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book:<\/strong>\u00a0The Awakening of Miss Adelaide<\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Linda Brooks Davis<\/p>\n

Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Historical\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0July, 2019
\nClick here<\/a> to grab your copy!<\/td>\n

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Orphaned as an infant, Oklahoma heiress Adelaide Fitzgerald has enjoyed every advantage. She possesses a unique gift for music and has excelled on the opera stage in Italy. As a philanthropist, she\u2019s adored from America to Europe.<\/p>\n

But Miss Adelaide is about to awaken in a 1918 nightmare. The Great War\u2014and the Great Influenza\u2014knock, and Adelaide finds her uninvited guests more than unwelcome. They threaten her life and alter her identity and purpose.<\/p>\n

Snatched from a quiet life in an Italian villa, Miss Adelaide is thrust into conflicts others have created. What battle scars will she sustain? And where will love lead her?<\/p>\n

In The Awakening of Miss Adelaide, war and peace, laughter and heartache, love and loss come together to ignite a fresh fire that reveals one woman\u2019s hidden needs and potentials.<\/p>\n

What will gaining a fresh understanding of herself require of the Angel of the Opera?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Linda Brooks Davis<\/strong> was born and reared, educated, and married in Texas. Her children and six grandchildren were born in Texas. She devoted the bulk of her 40 years as a special educator\u00a0in Texas schools. But her mother and grandmother hailed from Oklahoma, the setting for Linda\u2019s 2015 debut novel,\u00a0The Calling of Ella McFarland<\/em>, which won the 2014 Jerry Jenkins Operation First Novel Award and the 2016 American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award. Linda continues to write from her home in San Antonio, Texas. She and her beloved husband\u00a0Al worship and minister at Oak Hills Church. Linda enjoys chatting with readers through her website\u00a0www.lindabrooksdavis.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM LINDA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A<\/strong>wakening Miss Adelaide\u00a0<\/em>begins with my mother\u2019s cedar chest, which bore an unwritten warning: Hands off! Priceless treasures resided in its depths. My parents\u2019 wedding suits. An old tattered quilt. Mother\u2019s felt hat with a jaunty feather at the rolled-up grim. Bible notes. A stained tablecloth. Equally stained ladies\u2019 handkerchiefs. And old, crocheted, scorched pot holders.<\/p>\n

M<\/strong>y paternal great-grandmother wrote letters and created intricate, painstaking handwork while she was committed to an asylum in Terrell, Texas. They represent the dearest items in the cedar chest.<\/p>\n

I<\/strong>ncalculable are the times over the years when a family member would comment\u00a0Great-granny didn\u2019t appear insane\u00a0<\/em>at all.<\/em>\u00a0I often wondered how it was she resided at a state mental hospital from 1900 until her death in 1948. How could an insane person write coherent letters and create such handwork?<\/p>\n

M<\/strong>ystery shrouds those answers as surely as Great-grandmother herself.<\/p>\n

F<\/strong>amily legend developed around her. Stories varied from \u201cShe wasn\u2019t crazy. Her husband wanted to get rid of her\u201d to \u201cShe was an Indian who chose the name McFarland to avoid White bias against the indigenous people.\u201d The truth hides somewhere amid the deadfall of her tragic life.<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>ometimes research for a novel can feel like digging up bones. In a way, it is.<\/p>\n

O<\/strong>ne such \u201cbone\u201d I got my teeth around and refused to let go was an article in a 1913 edition of\u00a0Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. It described a murder committed in the lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel. This violent act occurred in connection with an adulterous affair.<\/p>\n

C<\/strong>onsequently,\u00a0heightened emotions, lowered common sense, and the control males exerted over females resulted in one man\u2019s murder and the murderer\u2019s acquittal. The \u201coffending\u201d woman\u2019s husband dragged her home kicking and screaming and committed her to a mental asylum for \u201cemotional insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u00a0<\/strong>wondered if the \u201coffending\u201d man had been treated in like manner. Hardly.<\/p>\n

H<\/strong>ow could I NOT include this morass in a novel?<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>omeone ought to write a book about that\u00a0<\/em>was often said around our family reunions. My interest in doing just that developed little by little over the years.\u00a0The Women of Rock Creek\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>series deals with some of the ways in which women were denied equal rights when they were denied the vote. Such realities presented an ideal platform for illustrating some women\u2019s plight in the hands of unscrupulous men\u2013inequality in education, the courtroom, and even in mental health care.<\/p>\n

W<\/strong>ith an abundance of love and respect for my great-grandmother; her daughter, my grandmother; and her grandson, my father, I offer this imaginary story. It contrasts two different women: one with a voice heard around the world and the other with no voice at all.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0<\/strong>offer\u00a0The Awakening of Miss Adelaide\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to the Lord to do with it as He sees fit. May this story inspired by the agony experienced by my great-grandmother serve to lighten someone else\u2019s load.<\/p>\n

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BLOG STOPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bettimace<\/a>, August 10<\/p>\n

Godly Book Reviews<\/a>, August 10<\/p>\n

Reflections From my Bookshelves<\/a>, August 10<\/p>\n

Connect in Fiction<\/a>, August 11<\/p>\n

Mary Hake<\/a>, August 11<\/p>\n

Genesis 5020<\/a>, August 12<\/p>\n

Through the Fire Blogs<\/a>, August 12<\/p>\n

For Him and My Family<\/a>, August 13<\/p>\n

Just Your Average reviews<\/a>, August 13<\/p>\n

Life of a traveling wife<\/a>, August 14<\/p>\n

Connie\u2019s History Classroom<\/a>, August 14<\/p>\n

Bigreadersite\u00a0<\/a>, August 15<\/p>\n

Abba\u2019s Prayer Warrior Princess<\/a>, August 15<\/p>\n

Blessed & Bookish<\/a>, August 16<\/p>\n

Emily Yager<\/a>, August 16<\/p>\n

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CarpeDiem<\/a>, August 17<\/p>\n

Library Lady\u2019s Kid Lit<\/a>, August 17<\/p>\n

Daysong Reflections<\/a>, August 18<\/p>\n

Stephanie\u2019s Life of Determination<\/a>, August 18<\/p>\n

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy<\/a>, August 19<\/p>\n

Locks, Hooks and Books<\/a>, August 19<\/p>\n

Pause for Tales,<\/a>\u00a0August 20<\/p>\n

For The Love of Books\u00a0<\/a>, August 20<\/p>\n

Debbie\u2019s Dusty Deliberations<\/a>, August 21<\/p>\n

Texas Book-aholic<\/a>, August 21<\/p>\n

janicesbookreviews<\/a>, August 22<\/p>\n

A Reader\u2019s Brain<\/a>, August 22<\/p>\n

Inklings and notions<\/a>, August 23<\/p>\n

Simple Harvest Reads<\/a>, August 23 (Spotlight)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Linda is giving away the grand prize of an eBook copy of her book and a $50 Amazon gift card!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/e682\/the-awakening-of-miss-adelaide-celebration-tour-giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n

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