pickSet in St Helier, Jersey
during the nazi occupation of the channel islands... The Wartime Book Club is a story of how books, & ordinary people doing extraordinary things can save lives! A story of bravery and survival, of commitment and dedication, of friendship & love. Of family, and what makes up a family. I enjoyed this book so much! Side note... I would love to see this story. Continue with Grace's granddaughter Poppy, & her island bookstore!
I am starting Ike‘s war memoirs from 1946. I am into that era!
pickI thoroughly enjoyed this book. It‘s a real page turner - I was always eager to pick it up to read a few more pages. It‘s beautifully written and well researched. It‘s a tale of friendship, grit, resistance and the power of books, how they can soothe and comfort us in our darkest hours. If you enjoy historical fact combined with fiction and just a great story, you will love this one. I can highly recommend it. #TBC on Facebook
pickThis book is an excellent read. It is well written and a good pace. It keeps you turning the pages with a plot that wants you to keep reading more. To read and learn about the resistance in the Netherlands and how much the Dutch people risked their lives and sacrificed is a part of WWII that I didn't know much about. The characters are well developed and you want to know what is going to happen next to them. This is a strong pick for me.
I am enjoying the evening with some jazz music and a good book. This dual story book is about two women in different countries during WWII. I'm glad it isn't a past-present book. It is a good pace so far and well written. I'm enjoying discovering how some of the characters are connected, it is well done by the author. I've also learned that a war pianist is a radio operator!
#JazzMusic #WWII #London #Amsterdam #RadioOperator
Last day off work so I am home for the first #bookspin of 2024! #6 has been chosen which means it's The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham for me. Oddly enough, I started out 2023 reading a book by the same author. I'm hoping I enjoy this book a bit more than The Secret Messenger. I'm not doing too many challenges this year so hopefully I can participate in bookspin more often!
Thank you @thearomaofbooks for hosting once again!
I‘ve always admired Ernie Pyle, a WWII war correspondent and journalist. He had such a gift for telling soldiers‘ stories and the reality of war. This exhibit at the Indiana State Museum included his typewriter, Uniform, army bag, and some incredible photos of him. I just loved learning more about him. If you haven‘t read Brave Men, I‘d highly recommend it.
pickA sobering account of Aug. 6, 1945, the day that the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The book highlights 6 people who survived the attack and follows their life stories in the days, weeks and decades afterwards. The writing is is bit too dispassionate and journalistic for me (reads in many places more like lists: “on this date this happened, and on that date this other thing happened.” Still, an important read.
So far this is fascinating, a little disturbing and showcasing a fair bit of political naivety, though as I am listening to this from the future, I may have hindsight‘s glasses on.
