By Pam Jenoff London, 1953. Louise is still adjusting to her postwar role as a housewife when she discovers a necklace in a box at a secondhand shop. The box is marked with the name of a store in Paris, and she is certain she has seen the necklace before, when she worked with theContinue reading “Last Twilight In Paris”
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The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir
By Jennifer Ryan From the Back Cover: As England enters World War II’s dark early days, spirited music professor Primrose Trent, recently arrived to the village of Chilbury, emboldens the women of the town to defy the Vicar’s stuffy edict to shutter the church’s choir in the absence of men and instead “carry on singing.”Continue reading “The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir”
The Dressmaker’s War
The Dressmaker’s War By Mary Chamberlain From the back cover: The Dressmaker’s War is the story of a brilliant English seamstress taken prisoner in Germany during World War II: about her perseverance, the choices she makes to stay alive, and the haunting aftermath of war. London, 1939. Ada Vaughan is a young working-class woman with an unusualContinue reading “The Dressmaker’s War”
Some Murders in Berlin
By Karen Robards Review by Josephine Berglund From the Cover: This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything. September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she’s been summoned from Copenhagen toContinue reading “Some Murders in Berlin”
The Lost Girls of Paris
The Lost Girls of Paris By Pam Jenoff From the author of the runaway best seller The Orphan’s Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II. 1946, Manhattan One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work,Continue reading “The Lost Girls of Paris”
2025 New Releases Historical Fiction
The Girl from Guernica: A WWII Novel Synopsis Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a riveting story of intrigue, deception and bravery in the face of war… On an April day in 1937, the sky opens and fire rains down upon the small Spanish town of Guernica. Seventeen-year-old Sibi andContinue reading “2025 New Releases Historical Fiction”
New Historical Fiction for 2025
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter An unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going. The PretenderContinue reading “New Historical Fiction for 2025”
The Black Swan of Paris – A Review
The Black Swan of Paris – a Review By Karen Robards Cover: Paris 1944 Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smoke screen. An unwilling darling to the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford,Continue reading “The Black Swan of Paris – A Review”
NY Times Best 2024
How many have you read? FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home ofContinue reading “NY Times Best 2024”
2024 Best Reads
From Here to The Great Unknown By Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. An Oprah’s Book Club pick! AllContinue reading “2024 Best Reads”