Tag: WWII historical fiction
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10 WWII Books You Need to Read
I don’t know about you, but I still love a good WWII read. Here are my top ten WWII historical fiction books (in alphabetical order): Any others you would add to this list? *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love. Read more
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British Historical Fiction Books
Here are 11 British Historical Fiction Books that I would recommend: *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally use and love. Read more
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Historical Fiction Books Set on Islands
This weather has me dreaming about island life. Here are some historical fiction books set on islands for armchair travel. Jersey The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson (see my review here) Hawaii Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman (see my review here) Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman (see my review here)… Read more
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What to Read After Where The Crawdads Sing
Go as a River by Shelley Read This is a story of survival and love, with a strong sense of place in the Colorado Mountains (1940’s – 1970’s). You can tell the author has lived there for years and cherishes it. It is a story of adoption, necessary but cruel, and the long-reaching effects on… Read more
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The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly is the perfect spring-time read! I have a black thumb, but this book made me want to go plant a flower garden right away. I can barely keep an aloe plant alive though! Here’s the Setup: “From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers… Read more
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The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson.
I loved Kate Thompson’s earlier book, The Little Wartime Library, but The Wartime Book Club was even better! (See my review of The Little Wartime Library here). If you liked The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, you must read this inspirational tale. The heaviness of occupied… Read more
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Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White
Yesterday’s Tides features a family owned and operated inn on Ocracoke as a character throughout this dual timeline story. The inn and its family weather literal and figurative storms, and wartime with grace. Evie, the main character of the World War 2 timeline, fashioned jewelry and artwork from found pieces of sea glass, all the… Read more
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Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin
A murder mystery set in the midst of the Blitz, with a little romance thrown in is perfect for this reader. I was delighted to receive an ARC of Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin! Pre-order now- out on February 6! Publisher’s Blurb: “As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida… Read more