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Mattie鈥檚 daughter Jordan, and her granddaughter Naomi continued to monitor Mattie as she slipped closer to death. When she expressed a wish to see Lisbeth once more, Jordan sent a letter with her son Malcolm who was a porter on the Pullman train that crossed coast to coast. When Lisbeth learned of her beloved Mattie鈥檚 ill-health, she and her daughter Sadie bought tickets and boarded the Pullman train to Chicago. Four days later they arrived and while Mattie lingered longer than they鈥檇 thought, they all stayed by her side until the end.

It was the 1890s and Sadie lived in Oakland, California with her husband Heinrich. Jordan and her two children also headed for Oakland once Mattie had passed on, a dream they鈥檇 been going to follow while Mattie was alive. The trip on the Pullman train had been delayed because of strikes, but eventually they all arrived, with Sadie returning with more than she鈥檇 taken...

Mattie and Lisbeth had a long history, now Jordan and Sadie had the same ties that bound them together. With trouble on the horizon for the families, along with the racial divide and political agendas, Sadie and Lisbeth would need Jordan and her family more than ever before.

Golden Poppies is the 3rd in the Yellow Crocus series by Laila Ibrahim and once again I loved it. I鈥檇 only read #1, Yellow Crocus when I saw Golden Poppies was due out, so I bought and read #2 Mustard Seed before this one. A huge benefit I think, because without the years passing and the main characters growing from children through to middle and old age in this book, the benefit would not be achieved. The characters are so well defined with great depths 鈥� so much so that I feel I know them now. I鈥檓 really hoping there鈥檒l be a book #4 as I鈥檇 love to continue reading about these people. Poignant and intriguing, I recommend the series highly.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.