Tag: Historical Fiction
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak I read The Book Thief some ten or fifteen years ago. I remember it was a very good book but can not remember enough to recommend it, so I am going to put it on the list of books to read, again. It is a widely read book, any thoughts about it? The…
THE WOMEN By Kristin Hannah
Frances “Frankie” McGrath is a twenty-year-old nursing student raised in a sheltered, conservative community on Coronado Island. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, Frankie impulsively decides to join the Army Nurse Corps, believing in the romanticized idea of being a hero. Upon arriving in Vietnam, Frankie is immediately plunged into the chaos…
ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE By Anthony Doer
The story follows two protagonists on opposite sides of the conflict whose lives eventually collide in the walled city of Saint-Malo, France. The novel is told in short, fast-paced chapters that jump back and forth in time, building toward the moment their paths cross during the Allied bombing of Saint-Malo in 1944. It won the…
