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What Remains Of Us (2014)

by J.H. Knight(Favorite Author)
3.63 of 5 Votes: 1
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review 1: This is an interesting historical, set in the early 1900s. Beginning just a day or so before the great San Fransisco earthquake of 1906, the events are seen through the eyes of Martin and Hugh who just met and are trying to carefully establish whether or not they are as interested in each other as they hope they are. Martin is a member of a large family of "rebellious" women (well, for the times they certainly were!), a widowed mother and four younger sisters. The family is pretty well off, and Martin hasn't got many worries in life, but when he meets Hugh, the potential risk of getting caught and being thrown in prison certainly ads some tension. Of course, once the earthquake hits, all of that moves to the background as they struggle to survive and end up rebuilding thei... morer lives together.Hugh is from a small family of "socially correct" people in Virginia, and is looking for a higher level of personal freedom "out West". From the little he says about his family it becomes clear they were stifling him.If you like historicals set around catastrophic events, if you enjoy reading about the aspirations and hopes of gay men in times that were less than welcoming, and if you're looking for a read that is captivating, contains lots of historical details, and is quite intense, then you will probably like this free short story.
review 2: Lovely, sweet story taking place in one of my fav cities in the world: San Francisco. For those (like me) who tend to avoid historical, it's pretty light on the background and description, but still pretty tightly anchored in time (early 20th century) for the history buff out there (I think). It's pretty short, a snapshot out of their lives, and I wouldn't mind seeing it expanded into a full novel. less
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mkinney
Lovely! Sweet romance and tragedy all to the soundtrack of Jane Austen "voices" in my head :-)
bittu
Great story with well thought out characters. Highly recommend.
bobby
4.5 stars!! sooo good!
Sydp18
Don't do historical.
ploopy10081
3.5 - just lovely.
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