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rachelsbrittain
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I didn't realize until the author's note at the end that this was based on true events which made me love it even more! A middle aged woman frustrated by her inability to help with the war effort becomes England's first female saboteur, forming an effective network of spies, couriers, and sabotage agents in Nazi occupied France. Yvonne / Jacqueline was fierce and determined and just an all around incredible woman.

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jlhammar
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Essential and enlightening history. Great read for Women‘s History Month.

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CatLass007
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#ReadAway2024 Based on a true story, this was a wonderful book. It takes place in London during WWII when thousands of people who lost their homes to the Blitz lived in an unfinished Tube station. In Bethnal Green the library was destroyed on the first night of the Blitz and the Head Librarian is killed. Clara is the head of the library built in the Tube station. In spite of the sad things that happened, some things are happy. The author (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 interviewed 100 librarians in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1922 opening of the Bethnal Green Library. The quotes from these librarians that open each chapter are bittersweet to me. In England there is a statute that requires free libraries to be opened. The love of reading and respect for librarians doesn‘t seem to exist in the US anymore, if it ever did. There were many characters and the resolutions of their stories may (cont)⬇️ 2d
CatLass007 have been dragged out a little but that‘s a minor issue. The love of reading is such a strong presence in this book that I still give the book 5 stars out of 5. 2d
DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 2d
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Yuki_Onna
The Noh Mask Murder | Akimitsu Takagi
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An old seaside mansion. Dark gothic atmosphere. An exotic setting. Sinister locked-room mystery. Depraved and broken characters. A public prosecutor in search of the truth. Unreliable narrators.
Japan, unsettled nation during the aftermath of WWII. Multiple elaborate murders. Elegant, refined prose. An outstanding translation.
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Yuki_Onna Continued:
Eerieness creeps through the pages like the seaside mist underlying the story.
Historical murder mystery, social commentary, character study, domestic thriller, gothic literature.
Maybe the perfect book for the perfect time exists. The Noh Mask Murder has it all.
5/5⭐
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Yuki_Onna Thank you, NetGalley and Pushkin Press, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! All viewpoints are entirely my own.
#Netgalley #PushkinPress #TheNohMaskMurder #Japan #classics #mystery #lockedroommystery #gothic #WWII #seaside #murder
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Yuki_Onna Perrserker - set during a war (flashbacks) #Gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Read partly during #MarvellousMarch #readathon @Andrew65 , in which I'm participating. Keeping it simple again and just attempting to read as much as possible 😊
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2d
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451Degrees
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A most excellent read based on the true story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, famed WWII Russian sniper with over 300 confirmed kills. Mila‘s life goes from quiet scholar, to the front lines of Odessa, all the way to a press tour in America to bolster US and Soviet relations during the war. Very much enjoyed this read from both a historical aspect and the liberties the author took fictionally.

Readergrrl Book sounds exciting, but your cat is stealing the show! What a beauty!! 2d
AmyG Yes, a really beauty! 😻 2d
Kappadeemom Beautiful kitty! 2d
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KCofKaysville
Crusade in Europe | Dwight David Eisenhower

I am starting Ike‘s war memoirs from 1946. I am into that era!

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Blueberry
The Last Green Valley | Mark Sullivan
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"A cold wind blew in the dawn light. Bombs echoed from the north and east. The rumble of war was getting closer by the minute.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Marquis784
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This story is based on untold historical events inside the Lebensborn Society maternity homes that existed during WWII. They had a "Program" to ensure that the German race is preserved and raised by good German families. Three women find themselves in precarious situations while trying to protect themselves and their unborn baby.

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Princess-Kingofkings
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“No man is above fate and the natural turn of events, no matter how much they try to manipulate things no one can control.”
I‘ve been reminded about the devastating effects of book banning during this read.

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Princess-Kingofkings
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“Whatever was restricted from her, she wanted it as a means of protest.”
A little too chilly to sit outside but still…I‘m reading.