20th Century

Courtney’s War

By Wilbur Smith - Published 2018

Genres:

Thriller

It’s springtime in 1939 Paris, and the model-like Saffron and athletic Gerhard are strolling arm-in-arm through the Tuileries Gardens. Both are rich and ...Read Review

Sweden

By Matthew Turner - Published 2018

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In Sweden, Matthew Turner reveals a different side of the Vietnam War, specifically the fate of deserters in Japan. In 1968, the Vietnam War ...Read Review

The Evacuee Summer

By Katie King - Published 2018

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In 1940 many children were sent away from London to escape the German bombing, and Katie King’s Evacuee series reflects this. This book ...Read Review

Ambulance Girls Under Fire (Ambulance Girls 2)

By Deborah Burrows - Published 2018

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This novel tells the tale of Celia Ashwin, an ambulance driver who has worked throughout the Blitz. Based in 1940, her past life of ...Read Review

Armistice (Amberlough Dossier)

By Lara Elena Donnelly - Published 2018

Genres:

Alternate History

Cabaret meets The Alice Network in this espionage trilogy imagining an alternate pre-WWII Europe. The first novel, Amberlough (HNR 80), featured two charismatic protagonists: ...Read Review

Dressing the Dearloves

By Kelly Doust - Published 2018

Genres:

Saga

Dressing the Dearloves is Australian writer, Kelly Doust’s second novel. Author of a number of craft books on vintage clothing and a ...Read Review

The Paris Seamstress

By Natasha Lester - Published 2018

Genres:

Romance

Romance and mystery intertwine in this multi-period novel that begins in Paris during 1940. As Nazi forces prepare to occupy the city, a chance ...Read Review

They Come in All Colors

By Malcolm Hansen - Published 2018

Genres:

Literary

Fourteen-year-old Huey Fairchild is having a hard time adjusting to his new life in 1968 New York City. Sitting in his “wrinkly button-down shirt ...Read Review

A Breath of Hope (Under Northern Skies)

By Lauraine Snelling - Published 2018

Genres:

InspirationalRomance

Set in the early 20th century, this inspirational tale follows Nilda, a young Norwegian woman making her way to the United States, and ...Read Review

On Blood Road (a Vietnam War Novel)

By Steve Watkins - Published 2018

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Taylor Sorenson thinks he’s a cool teenager, albeit with a huge sense of animosity toward his father, who is stationed in the ...Read Review