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The Storm After (Winds of Change Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Gina Hooten Popp (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The Winds of Change saga begins with the dawn of the twentieth century. 2014 RONE AWARD FINALIST. A compelling historical fiction tale of four strangers who come together in the aftermath of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900—the deadliest hurricane in US history. More than 6,000 people died that fateful day and the island was left a sea of brokenness. As the four diverse strangers cling to each other amidst the devastation in an attempt to survive, they change each other in ways they never would have imagined. It's more than a story about a tragic storm, it's about human spirit triumphing over unimaginable adversity.

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A native Texan, Gina Hooten Popp was born in Greenville and now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. Her debut novel THE STORM AFTER is a finalist in the 2014 RONE Awards. Before publication, THE STORM AFTER was a finalist in The Linda Howard Award of Excellence for Unpublished Writers Contest and the Writers' League of Texas Manuscript Contest.

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 755 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 362 pages

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A native Texan, Gina Hooten Popp was born in Greenville and now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. Along with writing novels, Gina has enjoyed a long career as a professional writer in advertising. Her debut novel THE STORM AFTER was a finalist in the 2014 RONE Awards, and her just-released book CHICO BOY: A NOVEL was a 2016 Medalist Winner in the New Apple Annual Book Awards. Recently, her novel LUCKY'S WAY, about a young fighter pilot from Houston, was endorsed by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.
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G. Break

First time I could appreciate the losses of storm victims

Reviewed in the United States on 7 August 2013

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Having lived in Houston for several years I have seen the photos of Galveston's great hurricane and have read one or two nonfiction works on it. However, I did not fully appreciate what the survivors saw and felt until I read "The Storm After."
The characters are well developed and well loved by the end of the book.
It is the first book I have read in a long time that I simply wanted to keep reading. Written in style similar to Nicholas Sparks, it is a book made interesting without explicit sex and vulgar language.
It is a glimpse into history and a description of what could happen again. And while it glosses over the darker side of humanity in that troubling time, it reaffirms our belief in hope and charity.

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LobsterCowboy

A Compelling Read

Reviewed in the United States on 9 February 2014

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This is an historical novel based on the great hurricane of 1900 that sent Galveston to its knees. Did you know that at that time, Galveston was quite wealthy, mostly due to the cotton industry? The storm totally destroyed the island. It is estimated that between 6,000 and 12,000 people died. It is considered the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the US. Something like 85 people died when the storm surge overpowered a train trying to evacuate residents.

At the time, Galveston had about 37,000 population, so if the figure of 12,000 dead is anywhere near correct, that is a huge percentage. There were so many dead, that fearing the spread of disease, the survivors piled bodies on carts for burial at sea, but the bodies washed back onto shore, so they began to burn them in mass funeral pyres.

So against this background, we have the story of several survivors (and the ghost of one non-survivor). There is John, a general workman who helped out at the orphanage. When the storm was approaching, he helped Sister Elizabeth get a number of the orphans up to the attic, and tied a newborn in a cloth sling and hung the sling from the sturdiest of the rafters, and then went home to secure his own place. When the storm hit, he was washed away, but managed to stay adrift on his front door! Sister Elizabeth and her small charges did not survive, but miraculously, the baby did. After the storm, as John was coming back to check on the orphanage, he came upon a woman still alive, her long hair caught in a tree which kept her from being swept away with her young son and husband. John cut her loose, and they continued on to check on the orphanage, where they discovered the baby still alive. They then went on their way to the convent for succor and to look for someone to act as wetnurse for the baby. They were joined by a teenage boy, who said his name was Sean. One of John's drinking acquaintances, Dean, managed to survive, and these five characters form the core of the story, and are joined by a number of others whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. It is a wonderful story where the storm itself is also a primary character.

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Lynda47

The Storm After

Reviewed in the United States on 9 April 2013

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I became aware of this book through a FaceBook group that I follow about Texas. Since I am a native Texan I grew up knowing about the great storm so was very interested in reading a fictional account of people who survived that great disaster. The story was ok however a bit disjointed in the way it was written. Towards the end it got a bit frustrating with the back and forth of where the characters were going to settle. It also seemed that the story ended kind of abruptly. As for recommending the book, yes I would but probably only to another Texan as it does give some insight as to what people of that time went through.

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Natalie Brown

Change comes, desired or not

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Set amidst the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the U.S., The Storm After tells the tale of a group of people thrown together by the "winds of change". All have suffered serious loss and writhe in emotional and physical pain, and bit by bit they their wounds heal and they move forward on paths they never expected or planned. The characters are well drawn and engaging, my favorite being Sister Elizabeth. Her transformative journey is unlike any other I have encountered in a work of fiction, and I applaud the author for making this part of the human experience real and accessible. Let's just say many divine moments meet our cast of characters in times of desperate need while they struggle to function in the catastrophic aftermath. In the end they have the luxury of choosing their paths instead of picking themselves up where tragic fate left them, and the reader is sufficiently engaged to wonder and hope for their best outcomes. I'm looking forward to reading book 2.

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Carol

Terrific Book

Reviewed in the United States on 6 August 2013

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"The Storm After" is a *very* good book. It is an interesting read and quite well written. It's rare to find a first effort that is as polished as this is.

Probably the best commendation is this: I went from not being sure I liked the book when I started, to thinking it was going to follow predictable, well-worn paths, to wanting to see how it would come out, to becoming fascinated with the intricate and very original plot, to not wanting it to end.

I'm looking forward to seeing more work from this author. in fact I've added it to a wish list I keep named "Authors", where I put books whose authors' work I'd like to see more of. (Like a lot of Kindle owners, I download a lot of freebies and, all too often, I feel like even "free" is too much of a price. When I encounter a good author among the many wannabes, I may lose track of their name so I've started using this wish list to make sure I can check periodically to see if they've written anything more. These are the few whose work is good enough to read more than once, so I'm willing to part with scanty resources to secure them.)

If you like historical fiction, if you like stories about people overcoming extreme adversity, if you like books that uplift you spiritually without preaching at you, if like never being sure where the author is going to take you next, this book is for you.

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