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Approachable and absorbing social and cultural history. I pulled this off the shelf while reading The Postcard and it turned out to be a great companion read. I went with a combination of audio (good narration) and print (black and white photos throughout).

This is Malek‘s story of using art to cope with the trauma of living in occupied Palestine during more than 50 days of bombing as part of Israel‘s “Operation Protective Edge”. It provides a good framework to discuss fear and loss with children, and also ways to cope through things like art. It breaks my heart to know so many more children are experiencing these same things and more right now, with no relief in sight.

This was in 1940. The behavior of the SS got worse in 1942, when they took over the policing of France from the army. And then, by 1944, populations of villages were sometimes massacred if they were suspected of being part of the Resistance.

This story of subterfuge and political prison during WW2 is a perspective that borders on witty and charming. Not at all what I expect when reading about accounts of that war. These womens‘ clever, bawdy, deeply ironic humor had me dark-laughing time and again.

No matter our awareness or intention, words have more power than we ever give them credit.

@Cinfhen Thanks for sharing this title!
#LGBTQ+ #resistance #war #paperbullets #jeffreyjackson

This was another one from the bottom of my TBR list, and it was a good read. It takes place in Germany just after WWII, and is understandably grim. It was very interesting though to examine each person‘s reactions to the terrible conditions and to imagine how I would have fared. A good book to read on a cold, dark January day.

A really fascinating true story of two women, one Jewish the other not, who quietly but passionately defied the Nazi‘s by both creating & distributing anti-Nazi leaflets and by living their lives as step-sisters but in truth were lovers. I found the writing a little dry, but Suzanne Malherbe & Lucy Schwab were completely compelling. Moving from Paris to Jersey hoping to avoid the German occupation, Suzanne & Lucy soon find the Germans 👇🏼

Super fascinating true story of two spirited rebels who defied the Nazi‘s with their quiet resistance. Thanks for sharing @TrishB #Pop22 #SapphicBook #NF22 #ImARuleBreaker Halfway point. Writing is a little dry but the story is too interesting to be boring.

The true story of principled resistance undertaken by two middle-aged lesbians, Frenchwomen living on Jersey, after the Channel Islands were occupied by German troops during WWII. They risked imprisonment and death by secretly distributing creative bits of literature designed to undermine the commitment of German soldiers to the war. It‘s a compelling and inspiring account of nonviolent political action. #LGBTQ

Empathy always requires seeing others—even enemies—as part of oneself and connected to one‘s own fate rather than as radically different. It breaks down the barriers between self and other, linking everyone‘s wellbeing in an understanding of a common human condition.