Title:- The Angel of Vienna Author:- Kate Hewitt Date published:- will be published on 17th June 2022 No. of pages:- 389 pages Genre-: Historical Fiction Rating:- Plot:- 4.5/5 Writing;- 4/5 Overall rating:- 5/5 stars Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940: A young nurse finds herself with the chance to save innocent children. An unmissable and heartbreaking story—based onContinue reading “The Angel of Vienna – ARC Book Review”
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The Teacher of Warsaw – ARC Book Review
Title:- The Teacher of Warsaw Author:- Mario Escobar Date published:- will be published on June 7th 2022 No. of pages:- 356 pages Genre:- Historical Fiction Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4.5/5 Overall:- 5/5 September 1, 1939. Sixty-year-old Janusz Korczak and the students and teachers at his Dom Sierot Jewish orphanage are outside enjoying a beautiful dayContinue reading “The Teacher of Warsaw – ARC Book Review”
Daisy Jones and the Six – Book Review
Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band were a sensation. Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They played sold-out arenas from coast to coast. Then, on 12 July 1979, it all came crashingContinue reading “Daisy Jones and the Six – Book Review”
The Soldier’s Letter’s (Last Words Book 3) – ARC Book Review
“Survive for as long as you can, fight until you can’t fight any longer, and if this war ever ends, I want you to run as far from here as you can and never look back…” Nazi-occupied Prague, 1941: On a foggy winter’s day, a solider called Charlie is ordered to murder an elderly Jewish woman. He refuses,Continue reading “The Soldier’s Letter’s (Last Words Book 3) – ARC Book Review”
The Prison Child (Last Word Series Book 2) – ARC Book Review
How will we get by the guards? It seems impossible. Yet we will be dead by the end of the week if we don’t—my precious girl and I have nothing to lose by trying. Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, 1943: In Theresienstadt concentration camp, a brown-eyed baby girl is born in darkness, surrounded by barbed wire. The innocent new-bornContinue reading “The Prison Child (Last Word Series Book 2) – ARC Book Review”
The Girl with the Diary (Last Words Book series 1) – ARC Book Review
“What if you never come back?” I asked.“I will find you, Amelia. I promise I will find you.”“What if you die trying?” Nazi-occupied Prague,1942: Amelia is hiding in her closet when flashlights blind her and she’s captured by the SS. Out on the cobblestone street, she is shoved onto a freight train with hundreds of others.Continue reading “The Girl with the Diary (Last Words Book series 1) – ARC Book Review”
Where the Crawdads Sing – Book Review
Title:- Where the Crawdads Sing Author:- Delia Owens Date published:- November 8th 2018 No. of pages:- 379 pages Genre:- Historical Fiction/ Thriller Rating:- 4/5 For years, rumours of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, theContinue reading “Where the Crawdads Sing – Book Review”
Souvenirs from Kyiv – ARC Book Review
Russia has been trying to wipe Ukraine off the world map for thousands of years. They haven’t succeeded yet. Now, I’m picking up my stone and throwing it at Goliath. I want people to understand. I want to save this country.’ Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, March 2022 Larissa is a renowned embroiderer, surviving in occupied Ukraine during WorldContinue reading “Souvenirs from Kyiv – ARC Book Review”
The Doctor’s Daughter – ARC Book Review
Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everything and save the lives of prisoners. In Nazi-occupied Poland, Sofia cannot look her father in the eye. Sofia’s mother, her papa’s cherished wife, is Jewish—how dare he work as a doctor for the SS? She cannot forgiveContinue reading “The Doctor’s Daughter – ARC Book Review”
The Silent Child – ARC Book Review
1944 LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive. 1961For seventeen years,Continue reading “The Silent Child – ARC Book Review”
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