WWII
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Women of the Post Review
An emotional story, based on true events, about the all-Black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps who found purpose, solidarity and lifelong friendship in their mission of sorting over one million pieces of mail for the US Army. –Storygraph My Review Simply put, this is an absolutely fantastic novel. We all know…
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They Called Us Enemy Review
GoodReads: The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon — and America itself — in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.…
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Ike & Kay – Blog Tour
Acclaimed author and managing director of The Times Literary Supplement, James MacManus, creates a compelling historical novel that brings to life an unbelievable but true love story set during the Second World War. In 1942, Cork-born Kay Summersby’s life is changed forever when she is tasked with driving General Eisenhower on…
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Mini-Review Day!
Hey guys! Haha, I did more donating than shopping this weekend, but I’ll have our charity shop finds up next Sunday. Today I felt like doing some mini-reviews with a few of the books I’ve read this month, and expect my wrap up post on the 31 to have a…
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JSS Bach- Blog Tour
Blurb: J SS Bach is the story of three generations of women from either side of Germany’s 20th Century horror story – one side, a Jewish family from Vienna, the other linked to a ranking Nazi official at Dachau concentration camp – who suffer the consequences of what men do. Fast…
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Horizontal Collaboration Blog Tour
Blurb: “Horizontal Collaboration” is a term used to describe the sexual and romantic relationships that some French women had with members of the occupying German forces during World War II. In this poignant, female-centered graphic novel created by writer/artist duo Carole Maurel and Mademoiselle Navie, the taboo of “sleeping with…
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Blitz Writing ARC Review
GoodReads: Emerging out of the 1940-1941 London Blitz, the drama of these two short works, a novel and a memoir, comes from the courage and endurance of ordinary people met in the factories, streets and lodging houses of a city under bombardment. Inez Holden’s novella Night Shift follows a largely…
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Kaerou Time to Go Home Review
Thank you B. Jeanne Shibahara for sending this book to me! I am providing my honest review to you all on my blog in exchange! GoodReads Blurb: “In Japan…everywhere…red strings tie all people we meet together. Some strings are weak. Some have tangles. Some strong.” Meryl—Vietnam War widow—misses her grown…
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Mini Reviews
I was going deviate from a review to do this lovely post on how I became a reader and love books so much, but, I just want sinus meds and a nap and to eat soup. So! A couple of mini reviews!! GoodReads Blurb: What would you do if your…
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The Spitfire Girls ARC Review
First off, guys, I’m wheezing because I accidentally wrote Spitefire and I feel like that was my subconscious talking. Blurb: At the height of World War II, the British Air Transport Auxiliary need help. A group of young women volunteer for action, but the perils of their new job don’t…
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