After the Fog by Kathleen Shoop is a 2012 publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Based on real events that took place in 1948 Pennsylvania concerning the “Killing Smog” the story tells the story of Rose, an independent nurse with a slight penchant for nipping vodka here and there. She is determined her children will have life other than the one most in the town of Donora live, which is work at the mill. But, Rose's husband and extended family is unaware ...

Author: Kathleen ShoopPublished by: Create SpaceAge Recommended: AdultReviewed By: Arlena DeanBook Blog For: GMTARating: 4Review:"After the Fog" by Kathleen Shoop was a novel based on a real event in 1948, in in Donora, Pennsylvania that sickened over 7000 people. We find a nurse named Rose Pavkesic was the main character and was presented a unlikeable person, but why was this? We do find out later in the read as she shares her 20 year old secrets of why she harbors these hateful and resentful f...

Set in the Pennsylvania town of Donora, After the Fog tells a story of a community nurse, Rose Pavlesic, whose life and family begin to fall apart as a dangerous fog takes over the town in 1948. While the characters and situations they find themselves in are fictional, the deadly fog from the steel and zinc mills of Donora is a very real historical event and provides a fascinating backdrop for this melodramatic story.Rose is a no-nonsense, tough, hard working, community nurse. She is dedicated t...

The author gave me an ARC of After the Fog in exchange for an honest review. I had a hard time getting into this story. It was really depressing and the protagonist Rose was too controlling and demanding to be very likeable. After the Fog shows the lives of the people during the Industrial Revolution. Centered in the steel town of Donora, PA in 1949 it is based on true events. The "fog" refers to the unusual weather pattern caused stagnation of the overlying air that mixed with the poisonous smo...

3.5 starsI was eager to read After the Fog after Kathleen Shoop's debut novel The Last Letter moved me to tears. Set in the steel and zinc mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania this fictional story is based on a real event, the "Donora Death Fog" of 1948. Where mill polution, greed, ignorance and nature combine with tragic consequences. Once again Kathleen Shoop provides gritty detail of harsh conditions and bitter realities, struggling families and realistically flawed characters. Rose Pavlesic is ...

A thoroughly engrossing read, to me. I knew nothing about this tragedy prior to reading this book but a little googling was eye-opening. This historical novel was set in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1948, when a rare combination of weather and air pollution from steel and zinc factories combined to wreak havoc with the air quality in the town, creating a toxic fog that killed 20 in less than a week and sickened many more citizens. Combining history and a hard-drinking, cussing colorful female nurse a...

I was intrigued by this title after watching a reenactment on The Weather Channel about the "killer" fog that hit Donora, PA in 1948. A polished cover and a tight, well written blurb had me asking the library to order a copy (which they did - they are great that way!).Unfortunately, I was hoping for a tale that had everyday working people overcoming the situation by banding together as a community. Instead, the protagonist was abrasive and it struck me that every cliche in the world was thrown i...

The subject matter itself was quite interesting; the way in which it was told was a huge disappointment. I really disliked the main character, which completely ruined the entire book for me. The subject of the killing fog was really intriguing, but it was told via a judgmental, irritating and narcissistic character. I didn't connect with her, as a matter of fact, I just didn't care what happened to her because she was THAT irritating. Her holier-than-thou attitude got old really fast and her con...

The story was interesting to me because I am from Pittsburgh, and more specifically from Oakmont which is where the author lives. I think the story was reflective of the time period - the characters, their reactions, the ethnic diversity, and the influence of mill life on families and the community. It is not only the story of the killing smog in 1948, but also the story of a strong and determined career woman, uncharacteristic of 1948. The characters are believable and fairly well developed. I ...

3.5 I love stories based around historical fact especially one I had never heard about. Donora, Pennsylvania is a mill town, three mills that employ a great many of the men, but this comes with a high price. In 1948, after a wind shift, the fog moves in, the pollution and the fog cause and great many to sicken and die. Rose, a very strong woman, a nurse, a mother and a wife who tries to handle everything in her life competently, although she is exhausted. When the townspeople sicken her role of ...