Tag Archives: war

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

I’ve never read anything by Ernest Hemingway before, partly because he’s one of those classic authors I’ve always felt intimidated by, but when I was offered a review copy of this beautiful new hardback edition of A Farewell to Arms … 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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The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

When Captain John Emmett returns from France at the end of World War I, his mother and sister are worried about his mental condition. John is suffering from shell-shock, which is causing him to become aggressive and violent. After spending … 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: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

“I do hereby solemnly proclaim that the territory and region known as and called Eastern Nigeria, together with her continental shelf and territorial waters, shall henceforth be an independent sovereign state of the name and title of The Republic of … Continue reading →

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Review: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Sarajevo is a city under siege. On 27th May 1992, twenty two people are killed by a mortar shell as they wait outside to buy bread. In memory of those who died, a cellist sits in the street on twenty … Continue reading →

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