Tag Archives: World War II
Book review: ‘Bridge of Scarlet Leaves’ by Kristina McMorris
Drama, romance, heartache — such themes are not uncommon in fiction set during World War II, but it’s been a while since a novel detailing many of war’s atrocities affected me so deeply. Though heavy (physically and metaphorically), Kristina McMorris’ … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘We All Wore Stars’ by Theo Coster
More than 60 years after World War II, Theo Coster, a Dutch toymaker, sets about finding the students with whom he attended the Amsterdam Jewish Lyceum in 1941. One of them was Anne Frank. Today Anne Frank’s Diary Of A … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Bungalow’ by Sarah Jio
When her best friend announces she’s leaving to volunteer as a nurse in the heart of World War II, Anne Calloway doesn’t hesitate to join her. No matter that Anne is young and nearing her own wedding to a caring … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Camp Nine’ by Vivienne Schiffer
In tiny Rook, Arkansas, Chess Morton lives with her beautiful and bold mother on a strip of land owned and run by the powerful Morton family. With Chess’ father dead and her mother struggling to maintain a foothold on reality, … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Great House’ by Nicole Krauss
A giant writing desk with an illustrious history unites many narrators in this stunning work of literature, a book that left me breathless. Nominated for the Indie Lit Awards, Great House was my first read as a literary fiction panelist. … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘On Folly Beach’ by Karen White
Emmy Hamilton arrives in Folly Beach, South Carolina with a heavy heart. Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan; her mother, though compassionate, can barely stand for the grief of it all. Devastated at having to … Continue reading
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