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Roses of Winter
by
Murdo Morrison (Goodreads Author)
They had been through one World War and a Great Depression. Now they faced another global conflict. Share the adventures of the Burns and McIntyre families in World War 2 Scotland. Follow the lives of four strong women as they strive to keep their families together while their men are at war. Sail with the men into hazardous scenes of action as they deal with the conflicti...more
Paperback, 434 pages
Published
September 28th 2011
by Createspace
(first published July 7th 2011)
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Sobering, provocative and satisfying; a great read.
I read this book on a cruise vacation this summer, and came away immensely grateful for everything we enjoy in North America in 2012. How quickly we, as a people, forget the searing tragedy of the great wars!
Having said that, this is not a book that discusses Generals and battles, but rather a book that reveals the emotions of war. Parents struggle to maintain normalcy for their children; young adults rebel against parental authority and prudenc...more
I read this book on a cruise vacation this summer, and came away immensely grateful for everything we enjoy in North America in 2012. How quickly we, as a people, forget the searing tragedy of the great wars!
Having said that, this is not a book that discusses Generals and battles, but rather a book that reveals the emotions of war. Parents struggle to maintain normalcy for their children; young adults rebel against parental authority and prudenc...more
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What I loved about this book was that not only was this book well written, it was also thoroughly researched. The book was great with emotions. By that I mean the book was tragic and incredibly sad, but it was warm and heartfelt. It also made me feel like I was there with the characters because of the writing. The only problem I had was the number of characters there were; sometimes I got confused with who was who. Overall, this book isn't a favorite of mine, but I...more
What I loved about this book was that not only was this book well written, it was also thoroughly researched. The book was great with emotions. By that I mean the book was tragic and incredibly sad, but it was warm and heartfelt. It also made me feel like I was there with the characters because of the writing. The only problem I had was the number of characters there were; sometimes I got confused with who was who. Overall, this book isn't a favorite of mine, but I...more
What I like most about this book are the people and the way their lives interconnect. Yes, there's deprivation, and yes, there's tragedy, and yes there's hardship, but there's also warmth and love and an incredible sense of community. And for me the strength of the book is the way the author brings this sense of community to life in such a believable and unsentimental way. His attention to detail is excellent, as is the rich and very credible dialogue. I feel I am there, living and breathing wit...more
Beautifully written and well researched, "The Roses of Winter" tells the story of the struggles of several families based in Glasgow during World War II. Because of the shipyards located in Glasgow, the German's make this city a target for heavy bombing. You feel for the residents as bombs blast through their modest tenements destroying lives and homes. There is constant stress and fear, not knowing when or what will be bombed. But it also reenforces camaraderie and resilience in these families....more
Morrison's novel about several Glasgow families during WWII was an interesting read. I loved his characters and really cared about their welfare. There are too many characters to list here, but my favorites were Donald McIntyre, a merchant seaman who joined up and survived the bombing of a merchant fleet in the Arctic, Charlie Burns, who is stranded in Dunkirk during the evacuation of the British Army, Ella McLennan, who braves the bombing of Clydebank to find her daughter and her grandson, and...more
Roses Of Winter has vivid descriptions of naval battles along with cities getting bombed into rubble, but its more then just a war story. What really makes Roses Of Winter a great novel is how the characters in the story react to the chaos around them. The characters change during the course of the story and you feel for them. When I read a book I like to bookmark parts that I really enjoy. I bookmarked 20 different scenes in Roses Of Winter that I felt were examples of great writing.
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Although war played an important role in this book, it was really a very warm book. Warm because of how all these neighbors took care of each other during a trying time.
Very nicely done!! The all important aspect of drawing the reader into the story has been achieved by this author. Throughout I felt I was, right there, observing the scenes as they unfolded. The emotions of the characters were well conveyed; the surroundings well described.
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Murdo Morrison is an American writer of Scottish heritage. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, his early years were spent in a Scotstoun tenement. The author's family has many links to shipyards, shipbuilding and the Merchant Navy, a background that he drew upon for his first novel Roses of Winter.
Murdo attended Allan Glen's School and the University of Glasgow before moving to the US in 1973, where he co...more
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