Susan Meissner writes historical fiction about women, family secrets and the way major events are remembered across generations. Secrets of a Charmed Life alternates between wartime London and a later interview, following sisters whose lives are divided by the Blitz. The Last Year of the War centres on a German-American girl whose family is sent to an internment camp in Texas during the Second World War, while As Bright as Heaven follows a family living through the 1918 influenza pandemic in Philadelphia. Meissner often uses dual timelines or retrospective narration to connect a present-day question with an earlier crisis, but the historical setting remains central rather than decorative. Her novels suit readers of women's historical fiction, family drama and twentieth-century history. Secrets of a Charmed Life is a strong entry for wartime fiction, while As Bright as Heaven offers a domestic perspective on epidemic history. Read more Less
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