The Great Forgotten

The Great Forgotten by K. L. Murphy is a Historical Fiction title available in hardback book format. [A] riveting tale . . ." - Library Journal , on Her Sister's Death One War. Two Loves. A Lifetime to Remember. July 4, 1918, Nashville, Tennessee. Even as the war in Germany drones on, patriotism swells at home. There are celebrations, music, and dancing. But for five men-one train engineer, one porter, one salesman, one farmer, and one thief-the world will soon take a terrible and tragic turn. Summer, 1988. Ginny Campbell is a young woman unsure of her marriage and her future. Moving into a new house, she finds an old, abandoned trunk filled with carefully wrapped memorabilia, photos, and a woman's name. Intrigued, she sets out to uncover the mystery of the steamer trunk, leading her on a sweeping journey of love and loss that stretches back to 1918. Inspired by a true event . The great train wreck near Nashville on July 9, 1918, when two passenger trains collided due to human error, was a horrific disaster that killed over 100 people and injured hundreds more. The Great Forgotten is a gripping tale of five men whose lives were intertwined that fateful day and the ripple effect of this little-known American tragedy on the woman who knew them all.

Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction.