The Red Tunic

Gripping, thought provoking, moving and hard to put down, Kate Wiseman delivered a thrilling read with The Red Tunic! I was instantly swept into the world

Sisters Under the Rising Sun

Survival and friendship. Women being held in a notorious Japanese POW camp during WWII is another frightening example of brutalities that occur/occurred during wartime. I

The Women

I love books that not only teach me something but are thought provoking and evoke emotion. This book fits that bill to a “T” and

The Illusion of Separateness

What a beautiful and moving book. The writing was often poetic and quite lovely. The book is about how one man’s act of mercy during

The Golden Doves

American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue worked for the French Resistance stealing Nazi secrets. These “Golden Doves” were arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration

The Winter Orphans

I feel that books based on true stories are the best. I love books that show triumph of the human spirit, of the goodness of

The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

Such a gripping, well written, gut wrenching, powerful and moving memoir. The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is the true story of Henry Oster’s young life. He

My Father’s House

This book is based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty who risked his life to save smuggle thousands of Jews and escaped Allied

The Ways We Hide

Magic tricks, WW2, gadgets, British Military and romance equal an absorbing and gripping tale by the author old Sold on a Monday. There is so much

The Midwife of Auschwitz

*Inspired by a true story. I think books inspired by true stories are the very best kind. Knowing that there were those who lived similar