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rachelsbrittain
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This book was everything I want in a historical fiction book. A young woman in post-WWI England makes a bold new friends running Hazelbourne's Motorcycle and Flying Club who changes her life. It's a book about class and war and pandemics and societal change and feminism and racism/ xenophobia and so many other things. I absolutely adored it.

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Bookworm54
Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden
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This was my #Canada #FoodAndLit read from November, and my November #DoubleSpin

It follows two Cree, an aunt and her nephew who goes to war with his friend.
It was such a good read but hard going! I enjoyed it though :)

#WinterGames #WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers

Texreader It sounds so good. 5d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
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MaggieCarr
The Silent Stars Go By | Sally Nicholls
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Written in snippets before and after WW1 we learn of a young mother's need to give her baby to her parents to raise as her brother due to societal expectations. The author's note at the back shed much light on a time frame I rarely read in historical fiction- WW2 is much more common, in my opinion.

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K.Wielechowski
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Just a few years after the end of WWII, pregnant Charlie is sent to Europe to rectify her “situation” but she takes the opportunity to track down her cousin who went missing in Nazi-occupied France. She recruits Londoner Eve to help.
Eve has spent the last few decades trying to recover from her time as a spy during WWI and agrees to help Charlie in the hopes it will lead to her revenge against the man who betrayed her.

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melissajayne
Tell | Frances Itani
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My December #bookspinbingo list

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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MysticFaerie
Three Day Road | Joseph Boyden
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5🌟/5🌟

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BarbaraJean
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This was a mixed bag for me. The literary parts were so interesting, seeing the growth of Tolkien‘s early work and ideas, and the development of his mythology. I was fascinated by the connections the author traced between Tolkien‘s early writing, his life leading up to the war years, and his experiences in the war. But unfortunately, so much of the war part was a slog for me. Maybe I‘d have gotten more out of this ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) if I‘d taken time to research the relevant details of WWI, but honestly, I was in this for the Tolkien part and the Middle-earth part and not so much the war details. The parts I found most fascinating were the last few sections, discussing the overall influence of the war on Tolkien and his writing. I am glad I read it, and grateful for the #FellowshipofTolkien putting it on my radar! 2w
Daisey I think this one is so interesting, but I also have a pretty strong interest in historical aspects of WWI as well. Glad you did decide to read it with us. 2w
JazzFeathers So glad it was worthwhile for you, despite everything. I fell over n love with WWI for reasons that have nothing to do with Tolkien. Imagine my delight when l discovered the connection. But for a long time l didn't want to know anything about the war, so l understand your feelings. 2w
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Currey
The Ghost Road | Pat Barker
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#readingoceania2024 #solomonislands A bit of a cheat as this is a book that largely takes place in the UK and the WWI trenches in France. However, the reminiscences of an anthropological journey to the Solomon Islands gives the book a broader view of humanity‘s relationship to death. Excellent book.

Librarybelle That works! Wonderful! 3w
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SLSbooks
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I enjoy historical fiction, particularly when it is more historical and less fiction. I think The Alice Network does an excellent job of portraying these real WWI spy heroes. Enough said.

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JacqMac
Held: A Novel | Anne Michaels
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I finally had time to watch The Gillers. If Anne Michaels writes as beautifully as she speaks, I‘m really going to have to read Held. I also really want to read Prairie Edge and Curiosities. The TBR just keeps getting bigger.