WWII

#516 ~ Flora

Flora by Gail Godwin Published by: Bloomsbury Published on: May 7, 2013 Page Count: 288 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: eGalley provided by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: Ten-year-old Helen and her summer guardian, Flora, are isolated together in Helen’s decaying family house while her father is [...]

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#509 ~ The Last Telegram

3 Apr By Jennifer 3 Comments

The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow Published by: Sourcebooks Published on: April 2, 2013 Page Count: 416p Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Paperback and eBook My Review Lily Verner grew up around her family’s silk mill, never once suspecting that it the weaving [...]

Filed Under: book review Tagged With: Liz Trenow, parachutes, silk weaving, Sourcebooks, The Last Telegram, WWII

The Silence of Trees Listen-A-Long Discussion

3 May By Jennifer 18 Comments

Welcome to my first audiobook listen-a-long! Today we will be discussing The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu and published by Wolfsword Press. This novel begins Nadya, the main character, in the Ukraine during World War II. It then alternates to Nadya as an elderly woman living in Chicago with her husband and family. [...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Read-A-Long Tagged With: domovyk, Iambik Audiobooks, listen-a-long, pysanka, superstitions, The Silence of Trees, Ukraine, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Wolfsword Press, WWII, Xe Sands

#416 ~ Skeletons at the Feast

26 Mar By Jennifer 17 Comments

Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian Published by: Crown Publishing Published on: May 6, 2008 Page Count: 368 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook rented from my local public library Audiobook Published by: Random House Audio Narrator: Mark Bramhall Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, and Audiobook Publisher’s [...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, book review, Historical Fiction, male author Tagged With: Chris Bohjalian, Crown Publishing, Germany, Holocaust, Mark Bramhall, Poland, Random House Audio, Skeletons at the Feast, WWII

#396 ~ Restoration

7 Feb By Jennifer 14 Comments

Restoration by Olaf Olafsson Published by: Ecco Published on: February 7, 2012 Page Count: 336 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by a publicist for consideration Available Formats: Paperback and eBook My Review Alice, the daughter of British ex-patriots living in Florence, gained a title when she married. Unfortunately, her husband [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, Historical Fiction, male author Tagged With: harboring patriots from the Nazis, Italy, Nazis, Olaf Olaffson, Restoration, restoring art, Tuscany, WWII

#384 ~ 22 Britannia Road

5 Jan By Jennifer 12 Comments

22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson Published by: Penguin Published on: April 28, 2011 Page Count: 336 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com Audiobook Published by: Penguin Audiobooks Narrator: Robin Sachs Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook My Review Janusz and Silvana are a young married [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: 22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson, Ipswitch, Penguin Audiobooks, Robin Sachs, WWII

#314 ~ The Postmistress

28 Feb By Jennifer 17 Comments

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake Published by: Amy Einhorn Books Published on: February 2010 Page Count: 318 Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Hardcover purchased from Powells. Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook Giveaway: Please leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of The Postmistress. (US/Canada only) Today it is my great [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Blitz, female reporters, London, Sarah Blake, The Postmistress, war time reporting, WWII

#305 ~ The Typist

28 Dec By Jennifer 5 Comments

The Typist by Michael Knight Published by: Grove Atlantic Published on: August 2010 Page Count: 208 Genre: Fiction, Literature My Reading Format: Hardcover bought at Fountain Books in Richmond, VA Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook (Kindle only, not currently available on the Nook) My Review Francis “Van” Vancleave is an enlisted man during WWII. He never saw [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: Alabama, General McArthur, Michael Knight, Post WWII Japan, The Typist, typing, WWII

#276 ~ A Vintage Affair

13 Aug By Jennifer 14 Comments

A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff Published by: Random House Publishing Published on: June 2010 Page Count: 368 pages Genre: Women’s Fiction My Reading Format: Hardcover purchased from Barnes & Noble online Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook My Review As I was sitting down to write this review, I read that Sheryl Crow is requesting/requiring [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: A Vintage Affair, Isabel Wolff, vintage clothing, WWII

#129 ~ War on the Margins

10 Dec By Literate Housewife 15 Comments

War on the Margins by Libby Cone When France fell to the Nazis during WWII, the Channel Islands fell as well, despite the fact that they were a part of the British Commonwealth. Jersey, the Southern-most of the three islands, is the setting of Libby Cone’s novel about the way in which the Channel islands [...]