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AlwaysPizza
Night Angels: A Novel | Weina Dai Randel
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Bought this book knowing nothing more than its brief description. The story of Dr. Ho Fengshan brings to life a piece of WW2 and the horrific experience of the Jewish people of Vienna faced most, myself included, may not have known. This book has inspired me to learn more about China during WW2.

Weina Dai Randel has written such a wonderfully well written novel and I look forward to reading her other works.

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Simona
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In the foreground are the wives of diplomats, and through their letters the author presents their, not so glamorous, side of diplomatic life. It covers the period from the 17th to the 20th century. The author, also a child of a diplomatic family, covers various aspects of such a life - from loneliness, rigidity of hierarchy, dangerous environment, unpaid work ... 👇
#Nonfiction2021 - something about the past/history

Simona ... in short, it is an interesting social history that illuminates the rarely heard side of diplomacy. 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds very interesting! 4y
Simona It‘s interesting/informative and entertaining, chapters are divided thematically, the only downside was that sometimes is hard to follow who is who. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa (edited) 4y
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Simona
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Excerpt from Vita‘s Sackville-West letter to Virgina Woolf. I like this book very much❣️

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eshchory
Dal | E. M. Hamill
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Some coffee with my morning read.

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led567
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Amazing. By turns hilarious, heart-wrenching, jaw-dropping. There are also times I was outraged at what was expected of these women. Great use of primary sources. The chapter ‘Dangers‘ including the murder of the ambassador to Ireland was especially un-putdownable, when the author used her mother‘s diaries (she was the wife of another diplomat who worked with him). Only quibble is I‘d prefer the few quotes in French to have been translated.

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Eyejaybee
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Fascinated by Tom Fletcher‘s insights into modern diplomacy in a world driven by social media. #tomfletcher #thenakeddiplomar #politics #diplomacy #currentlyreading #currentaffairs #civilservice #officials #headsofstate #diplomats #analysis