Tag Archives: 1940s

Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

“When you’re young, and you head out to wonderful, everything is fresh and bright as a brand new penny, but before you get to wonderful, you’re going to have to pass through all right. And when you get to all … Continue reading →

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Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

“Joseph, having lived for so many years abroad, hankered wistfully after a real English Christmas. Nathaniel, regarding him with a contemptuous eye, said that a real English Christmas meant, in his experience, a series of quarrels between inimical persons bound … Continue reading →

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The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Every time I pick up a Persephone book I’m amazed by the diversity of the books they publish. The Blank Wall, written by the American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding and originally published in 1947, is completely different to the others … Continue reading →

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The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

It’s 1940. Frankie Bard is an American radio reporter working in London for CBS, broadcasting news on the Blitz into American homes. Frankie is right in the heart of the action, spending her nights sheltering from the bombs and her … Continue reading →

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Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

“Mother! The Führer has murdered our son. Mother! The Führer will murder your sons too. He will not stop till he has brought sorrow to every home in the world.” Otto Quangel writes these words on a postcard one Sunday … Continue reading →

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Review: The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

The Night Watch follows the lives of four very different people during and after World War II. There’s Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war, but now, in 1947, there’s something missing from her life and she wanders the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

This is the third Sarah Waters book I’ve read this year, the other two being Affinity and Fingersmith, and I think this one is my favourite. I seem to be in the minority though, as I’ve seen some very mixed … Continue reading →

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