Tag Archives: World War II

Truth Be Told

Posted on May 8, 2024 by dianeledet

I finally got around to reading the best selling book by Mitch Albom. The Little Liar takes place during the Holocaust in World War II and afterwards. What was unique about this book is it highlights the suffering and extermination … Continue reading →

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Donuts and Coffee

Posted on February 25, 2024 by dianeledet

The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey is a historical fiction novel based on women who volunteered with the Red Cross during World War II who rode around in modified bread trucks (called Clubmobiles) cooking and serving homemade donuts to men … Continue reading →

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Yes She Can

Posted on February 19, 2024 by dianeledet

Jackdaws by Ken Follett is quite a page-turner filled with much which will make your heart beat faster! I’ve read a number of his books and always enjoy them. In this World War II novel about espionage in France just … Continue reading →

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Read On

Posted on February 11, 2024 by dianeledet

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin is a historical fiction novel published in 2020 which takes place during the Blitzkrieg in London during World War II. When Grace and her friend Viv embark upon their move to London … Continue reading →

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Revenge

Posted on January 21, 2024 by dianeledet

Churchill’s Secret Messenger is the second novel I have read by Alan Hlad. In this story which takes place during World War II in England and France, we are introduced to a young English woman named Rose who works in … Continue reading →

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Winged Warriors

Posted on January 12, 2024 by dianeledet

The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad is an exceptional historical fiction novel based on a true story. What makes this out of the ordinary is it’s about homing pigeons which were trained to deliver messages between occupied Europe and … Continue reading →

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In Good Hands

Posted on November 5, 2023 by dianeledet

The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel is a fairly recent novel which takes place during World War II in France. I was drawn to the book because it contains several elements which are usually interesting to me – art, books, … Continue reading →

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The Vanishing Author

Posted on October 14, 2023 by dianeledet

https://amzn.to/45CtVnh I imagine many of my followers are like me and click on websites offering lists of books and authors who are “not to be missed”. I’m glad I do that on a regular basis because I have often been … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome Guests

Posted on July 9, 2023 by dianeledet

https://amzn.to/3pz38ZI Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin surprisingly, is based on the true story of a husband and wife who were members of the French Resistance during World War II. When the Nazis invade Paris, Blanche and her husband … Continue reading →

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Kindness

Posted on May 20, 2023 by dianeledet

I don’t often read or write reviews of young adult books, but I think these books are so well written each with an important, underlying, universal theme that I decided to share them with you. After reading both, I discovered … Continue reading →

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