A Single Spark, Judith Miller
A Single Spark, Judith Miller
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A Single Spark

Author: Judith Miller

Narrator: Linda Jones

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/02/2020


Synopsis

Wanting to do her part in the war effort, Clara McBride goes to work in the cartridge room at the Washington Arsenal, the city's main site for production and storing of munitions. She's given the opportunity to train new employees and forms a friendship with two of them. All seems to be going well, especially when one of the supervisors shows interest in her.

Lieutenant Joseph Brady is an injured army officer who, no longer able to lead troops into battle, has been assigned to a supervisory position at the Washington Arsenal. While Clara has caught his eye, he also makes it his mission to fight for increased measures to prevent explosions in the factory.

But when suspicions rise after multiple shipments of Washington Arsenal cartridges fail to fire and everyone is suspect for sabotage, can the spark of love between Joseph and Clara survive?

About Judith Miller

Judith Miller is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter formerly with the New York Times. She won an Emmy for her work on a Nova/New York Times documentary based on articles for her book Germs. Miller is the author of four books, two #1 bestsellers. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Society of Professional Journalists’ “First Amendment Award” for her protection of sources. An adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal, Miller is theater critic for Tablet magazine. Since 2008, she has been a commentator for Fox News.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Madisyn on August 09, 2021

A Single Spark is a unique Civil War story. Where most take place on the battlefront, the Underground Railroad, or on plantations, this book focuses on the arsenals, which are too often overlooked. I loved the history in this book. As aforementioned, A Single Spark revolves around arsenals, which wer......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on June 02, 2020

I found this take on the behind the scenes of the Civil War interesting. I have never read anything about the Arsenal facilities and the part women played in making cartridges for the soldiers. It was enlightening to see how they put their lives on the line while their menfolk were off fighting for......more

Goodreads review by Lori on May 31, 2020

Judith Miller has written another captivating story about the Civil War. What I find interesting about this story is that it was set in an arsenal factory. Something we don't often read about when reading a Civil War book. It's always set somewhere else. I love this new outlook. It was fascinating!......more

Goodreads review by Breny and Books on July 16, 2020

I love historical fiction books that give us glimpses into unconventional jobs and professions for women in the 1800’s. I must say, Judith Millers did an amazing job researching for this book set in the Civil War, Allegheny Arsenal and John S. Mosby, but I felt that something was missing. That emoti......more

Goodreads review by Kelly-Ann ~ Sassy Bookish Mama on May 03, 2020

I love reading historical fiction its one of my favorite genres, especially when it is a romantic historical fiction but was torn with this book. I think Judith Miller as always did an exceptional job in her research of her Civil War history, Allegheny Arsenal and John S. Mosby but I have to be hone......more