A Ballad of Love and Glory

A forgotten war. An unforgettable romance. 1846 – Mexican American War An Army nurse, An Irish Immigrant. What were the chances that they would meet?

The Violinist of Auschwitz

1943 Elsa is taken to Auschwitz and survives because she played an instrument and was able to join the women’s orchestra. She never told her

These Silent Woods

This book is the perfect example of why I enjoy reading so much! 5 stars isn’t enough! Living off the land. That is what Cooper,

The Magician

Thomas Mann, acclaimed author of Death in Venice and many other books and novellas, is the focus of this book where fiction and nonfiction blend.

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

Dus zent ir Yona was two years old when she was taken from her Berlin home by an 82-year-old woman named Jerusza. The woman claimed

The Passenger

Berlin November, 1939 Jewish shops have been looted and synagogues destroyed. Jews are being rounded up. Otto Silbermann, a respected businessman, decides to flee out

Mistress of the Ritz

“How can you recognize a Semite?” Throw her in the back of a Nazi truck with her hands tied too tightly behind her back, and

The Nightingale

In love we find out who we want to be.In war we find out who we are. It’s Paris 1939 and the Germans occupy parts

The Invisible Woman

I love books about real people and events. I love learning things from them that I never knew before. Prior to reading this book, I