WW2
Ludwika
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Ludwika tells the story of a real Polish woman, Ludwika, who was taken to Germany in the Second World War in order to ...Read Review
Charlotte
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Charlotte, by French writer David Foenkinos, tells the story of Charlotte Salomon, a young artist passionately in love with her art and willing ...Read Review
Wolf Hollow
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In western Pennsylvania during WWII, there was an area in between farmlands called Wolf Hollow. The name, coined several generations back, originated from ...Read Review
Francesco’s Song
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C. M. Furio’s Francesco’s Song follows the fortunes of a young man named Francesco whose life mirrors the experiences of many ...Read Review
Marlene
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Marlene is a fictional autobiography of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). In seven “scenes” the legendary femme fatale recounts events from her earlier years through ...Read Review
If This Is a Woman: Inside Ravensbrück: Hitler’s Concentration Camp for Women
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This is an exceptionally detailed history of the only concentration camp established under the Nazi regime solely for female prisoners. Ravensbrück, which ...Read Review
The Kimono Song
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The Kimono Song is set in Manila in 1945, but with flashbacks to 1942. The story starts with the main character, Captain Helen Williamson, a ...Read Review
Borders
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The novel has its centre in the small country of Luxembourg, a tiny state that is strongly marked and influenced by borders and ...Read Review
Gone to Sea in a Bucket
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A promising new series debuts with David Black’s first Harry Gilmour novel. It’s the beginning of World War II, and young ...Read Review
Eleanor’s Wars
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Ames Sheldon’s remarkably assured debut novel Eleanor’s War takes place in 1940s New Jersey and provides the reader with a fascinating ...Read Review