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Tag Archives: World War II
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
The Invisible Bridge begins in 1937 and follows the fortunes of three Hungarian Jewish brothers – Andras, Tibor and Matyas Levi – as they try to survive in a Europe torn apart by World War II. At the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Highly Recommended, Historical Fiction, Reviews
Tagged France, Hungary, Julie Orringer, Orange Prize 2011, World War II
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
One day in 1986 Henry Lee stands outside Seattle’s Panama Hotel. The building is being renovated and has been opened up for the first time in over forty years. As Henry watches, a number of items are carried up to … Continue reading
Posted in Highly Recommended, Historical Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Chinese, Jamie Ford, Japanese, Seattle, World War II
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The Novel in the Viola by Natasha Solomons
I love reading fiction set during World War II and The Novel in the Viola is one of the best I’ve read for a while. The story begins in 1938 when we meet nineteen-year-old Elise Landau, a girl from a … Continue reading
Posted in Highly Recommended, Historical Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Austria, England, Natasha Solomons, World War II
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The Song Before it is Sung by Justin Cartwright
This is the first book I’ve read by Justin Cartwright. I was looking forward to reading it because, with my interest in World War II fiction, it sounded so interesting and also had so many glowing reviews. Unfortunately it didn’t … Continue reading
The Report by Jessica Francis Kane
3 March 1943, London: The air raid sirens sound in Bethnal Green and the residents begin making their way to the tube station which is being used as a public air raid shelter. As the crowds begin to descend the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Recommended, Reviews
Tagged Jessica Francis Kane, London, World War II
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Everyone seemed to be reading this book a couple of years ago, apart from me! It had never appealed to me before, but recently I’ve been reading a lot of World War II fiction so I thought it was time … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Recommended, Reviews
Tagged Guernsey, Mary Ann Shaffer, World War II
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Far to Go by Alison Pick
Far to Go is the moving story of a secular Jewish family, the Bauers, living in the former Czechoslovakia during the build up to the Second World War. Marta is nanny to the Bauers’ beloved little boy, Pepik, and at … Continue reading
