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This engaging dual time line story(1943/1953)kept me riveted throughout.It‘s fast-paced,a tale of love, survival, & the challenges of war. Two woman are the protagonists, Helene is a POW living and working in the Levitan,a department store in occupied Paris. Her job is to sort confiscated Jewish goods for resale to Nazi officers.Louise, once a Red Cross volunteer who delivered packages to POWs during WWII,is now a ⬇️

There were a few too many story lines for me- & 2 pages of characters! It felt like the author was trying to accomplish too much.Some interesting themes explored given the time( after the Civil War):women‘s rights,women‘s lack of rights within a marriage,property & inheritance issues,female education, & suffrage.Two sisters from Boston write to Jane Austen‘s brother,Admiral of the Sea, Sr.Francis Austen (90+ yrs.)to ask if they can visit him in

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Finished this tonight. Initially I read it, then put it aside, then picked it up again, etc. As usual, I need to sit on the book before i review it here. I am glad I read it.

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Finished 10 books-but many I had started the previous week(s). #poetryandscience #mariapopova #GeorgeMollyPalmerJonesMystery #AlaskaSanders #RebusNovels #SisterFidelmaMystery #Preorderbookclubchallenge #naturalitsy #CommissarioGuidoBrunettiMystery

Top Row: starting these: #sundaybuddyread #CommissarioGuidoBrunettiMystery #SisterFidelmaMystery #camplitsy25

…We came from the sea, we eat from the sea, we travel across the seas. We seek out salt water to soothe our bodies and worries. The sea is part of us…(188).
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I am challenging myself this summer to begin reading my pre-order bookclub books from my local indie bookstore. Pictured are 4 of the books (I did read February‘s choice, Memorial Days).
January: Good Dirt
March: The Story She Left Behind
April: Last Twilight in Paris
May: Austen at Sea.

My June choice will be Amy Bloom‘s I‘ll Be Right Here

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