Hold Strong
November 21, 2024
Heartbreaking, gripping, thought provoking, and tense, Hold Strong is based on real events which occurred during WWII. This book shows not only the horrors of war, but
The Sunflower House
November 5, 2024
Gripping, heartbreaking, moving, thought provoking and hard to put down! The Sunflower House is a tale of survival, courage, love, and strength. This was a wonderfully written
The Red Tunic
August 21, 2024
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
October 12, 2023
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
September 12, 2023
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
May 23, 2023
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
April 22, 2023
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
April 7, 2023
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
April 3, 2023
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
January 20, 2023
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