WW2
Kingdom of Twilight
This lengthy novel begins in German-occupied Poland towards the end of the Second World War, with the German forces in…
The Girl from Simon’s Bay
Editors' choice
Simon’s Town is on the coast of South Africa and dominated by the Royal Navy port. In 1937, the dockyard…
The Alice Network
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1949 London: Charlie St. Clair is unmarried, pregnant, and unwilling to end her “little problem.” She is also dealing with…
The Sisters of St Croix
Nuns in occupied France face the Nazi menace, struggling and scheming with the Resistance to smuggle Jews and British airmen…
An Address in Amsterdam
The story follows Rachel Klein, a young Jewish woman who hides during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during WW2…
The Good at Heart
This story of the Eberhardt family, living in the small German village of Blumental, takes place over three days in…
The Last Debutante
It is 1938, and 15-year-old Kit Algernon Waters is the ugly duckling in her aristocratic family. Bookish, clever, and a…
Roads
“Under the surface, they felt the whirling currents pull at their bodies, twisting their clothing as if demanding ransom for…
East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
This is an erudite and well-written account of how, during and after the mostly German-committed atrocities in Europe in World…
Child of the River
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Three stories converge within these pages. Put yourself into the shoes of the major and even minor players within, and…
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