The Secret Book of Flora Lea
March 16, 2025
What a wonderful work of historical fiction! This is the second book that I have read by Patti Callahan Henry and she has dazzled me
The Jackal’s Mistress @ChrisBohjalian @doubledaybooks
March 9, 2025
Gripping, wonderfully written, well thought out, and hard to put down, Chris Bohjalian delivered a powerful and moving book with The Jackal’s Mistress. I loved the
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