Book Review The Resistance Painter by Kath JonathanHistorical Fiction | Dual Timeline Last year, two of my top historical reads for the year just happened to feature the Polish Resistance during WWII. The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt and The Keeper of the Hidden Books by Madeline Martin were both breathtaking and poignant, and opened […]
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Book Review The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer CoburnHistorical Fiction | WWII | Holocaust A couple of years ago, I stumbled across Jennifer Coburn’s novel Cradles of the Reich, a dark story centred around the Lebensborn maternity homes in Nazi Germany. The book has stuck with me to this day, and I can’t
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Book Review The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. ChambersHistorical Fiction | WWII We all know Julia Child. But what about Julia McWilliams — the thirty-year-old who took a job working for America’s first espionage agency in WWII? The woman she was before she met her husband, Paul Child, and before she mastered
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Book Review The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather MarshallHistorical Fiction Reader’s Thoughts: For readers looking for a WWII historical read this summer, look no further than Heather Marshall’s newest novel, The Secret History of Audrey James. Inspired by true stories of courageous women, this book explores the unbreakable bonds of friendship, love, and
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Book Review The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn GreenHistorical Fiction | Christian Fiction | WWII Reader’s Thoughts: A few years ago, I stumbled across a debut epistolary by Amy Lynn Green and I fell in love. Ever since then, Amy’s new releases have found a permanent spot on my shelf. So, I was beyond
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Book Review The Woman With No Name by Audrey Blake Historical Fiction | WWII Audrey Blake is admittedly one of my favorite authors, which means that I didn’t even bother reading the description before requesting my advance copy of The Woman with No Name. And this newest WWII-set novel by Audrey Blake certainly did NOT
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Book Review Queen Wallis by C.J. CareyHistorical Fiction | Dystopian | Alternate Reality Queen Wallis is the sequel to the compelling, alternate-reality novel, Widowland by C.J. Carey. This feminist dystopian series is a dark, alternative history that imagines what a British alliance with Germany would have looked like following WWII. Reader’s Thoughts: Widowland has been
For many of us, books set during the Second World War hold a powerful fascination. The stories from this era evoke such emotion as they share tales of bravery and sacrifice, of triumph and loss. And clearly, publishers and authors love the 1940s as much as us readers, for there is no shortage of books
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