pickI loved the character of Jessica Vye, a young girl of 12/14 growing up in 1940 in a North Eastern town. With a brilliantly drawn of characters around her, she floats through her life at school , home, and a community facing bombing from the sky with humour and emotion. At our irl group Christmas book swap this was a hit all round. It's definitely a book I wouldn't have found otherwise, so a perfect book group read.
pickWhen the author found hundreds of tracings of feet in her grandparents‘ attic she had to ask: why? The story of how Europeans, who were starving and homeless, sent patterns to America asking for shoes is moving and powerful. Her grandparents organized a relief effort touching thousands of people with their kindness. Original patterns and old photos add to the story. Two of the people they became close with went on to win the Nobel Prize.
It's early days for me with this one, but I'm riveted!
“That's just human illusion. We imagine there's an order to things, because it's too awful to consider the randomness of fate.”
#Gold
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pickBilly Pilgrim is a hapless, helpless soldier in WWII. He witnesses horrendous acts of violence and the destruction of Dresden. He survives to return to home just to be abducted by aliens. The story is conveyed through glimpses of his life as he is bouncing around the timeline. Using dark humor and an underlying sadness, there is a poignant story to be pieced together. This is a short and interesting book and is well worth reading.
pickDefinitely not her best. But perfect for this time of year and I enjoyed the story telling. Once I got to the final few chapters I couldn‘t put it down.
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pickWORLD WAR II REDEMPTION
The author takes reader on a search for Nazis hiding and a search for justice!
Using a female Russian bomber pilot; a Nazi hunter team; and, a young girl in love, the author produces a tale of predator & prey for redemption from Nazi terror worldwide!
I guess I didn‘t expect this to be a memoir. Still intriguing and helping to block out all of the bleeding football.
#FatherPatrickDesbois #TheHolocaustOfBullets #audiobook
so-soWhile Schönhaus' story of living in Berlin under the Nazi regime as a Jewish document forger is interesting, the writing was just so, so bad.
88/80
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