Tag Archives: World War II

Pictures at an Exhibition by Camilla Macpherson

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

In 1942 the National Gallery in London launched its ‘Picture of the Month’ scheme. Each month one of the masterpieces that had been hidden away to protect them from bombing raids during the war would be brought out of storage … Continue reading →

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Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

It’s 1942 and World War II fighter pilot Dom Benson is recovering in hospital after being injured in a plane crash. It is here that he meets Saba Tarcan, a talented young singer who has come to entertain the wounded … Continue reading →

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The Light Behind the Window by Lucinda Riley

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

With 2012 coming rapidly to a close I’ve now had to accept that I’m not going to have time before the end of December to write about all of the books I’ve read this year. I still have three outstanding … Continue reading →

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The Conductor by Sarah Quigley

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

It’s 1941 and Russia is now at war with Germany. As the Nazis surround Leningrad with the aim of starving the city into submission, the composer Dmitri Shostakovich begins work on his Seventh Symphony. While other important musicians are being … Continue reading →

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Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Every Secret Thing is the third book I’ve read by Susanna Kearsley. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as the other two – The Rose Garden and Mariana – but that could just be because it’s a different type … Continue reading →

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Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

One of the books I hope to be reading soon for the Transworld Book Group challenge is The Water Room, the second in Christopher Fowler’s Bryant and May series. As I already had a copy of the first in the … 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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