Breathe — Sara Fujimura

After being pressed into service as a nurse, seventeen-year-old Virginia discovers her innate talent, begins a clandestine romance with her father's Italian assistant, and learns what it truly means to be a modern woman during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918."Don't miss BREATHE! Fujimura brilliantly weaves together a love story and a coming of age tale, amid the shifting post-war world. 1918 comes alive for readers in this beautifully told account of a doctor's teenage daughter fighting to save herself, her family, and her friends during the Spanish flu epidemic -- an epidemic that took more American lives than both world wars combined. Vividly told, exquisitely researched, and not to be missed." ~Kathleen Baldwin, award-winning author of REFUGE FOR MASTERMINDS, EXILE FOR DREAMERS, and A SCHOOL FOR UNUSUAL GIRLS."BREATHE intricately weaves the seriousness of the Spanish Flu/WWI and the hopefulness of women on the cusp of having their right to vote recognized with the exhilaration of falling in love and following your dream into a tapestry of events that influences headstrong seventeen-year-old Ginny's future. You will root for her all the way!" ~Kathleen Burkinshaw, award-winning author of THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM