~Luminous~
– by Samantha Wilcoxson
My Review . . .
LUMINOUS: THE STORY OF A RADIUM GIRL (Highly Recommended!) is a Historical Fiction Novel by Samantha Wilcoxson; it opens in Ottawa, Illinois, in 1924 and centers around nineteen-year-old Catherine Wolfe and the young women who worked for and were deceived by their employer, Radium Dial.
Unaware of the danger involved in the use of Radium paint, though their employer knew the risks, employees of Radium Dial were instructed to use a fine camel hair brush, dip it in the paint, and then put it in their mouth to create the point needed to write the luminous numbers on watch dials.
Wolfe, strong in faith and perseverance, though in crippling pain as she and her coworkers suffer the physical ramifications of radium poisoning, refuses to give up their fight in court against the company that destroyed and, for some, ended their lives.
Reading Wilcoxson’s book is my first time hearing about this truly heart-wrenching story told through a fictional lens; the author creates characters you can’t help but care about.
I want to thank Coffee and Thorn Book Tour for providing me with an eBook of LUMINOUS at the request of an honest review.
ABOUT LUMINOUS
Catherine’s life is set on an unexpected course when she accepts a job at Radium Dial. She soon finds out that the excellent pay is no recompense for the evil secret that lurks in the magical glow-in-the-dark paint. Catherine Donohoe takes on the might of a big corporation and becomes an early pioneer of social justice in the era between world wars.
Emotive and inspiring – this book will touch you like no other as you witness the devastating impact of radium poisoning on young women’s lives.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Samantha Wilcoxson is an author of emotive biographical fiction and strives to help readers connect with history’s unsung heroes. She also writes nonfiction for Pen & Sword History. Samantha loves sharing trips to historic places with her family and spending time by the lake with a glass of wine. Her most recent work is Women of the American Revolution, which explores the lives of 18th century women, and she is currently working on a biography of James Alexander Hamilton.
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