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I was intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets Brody Dern must face his own postwar demons when he confronts Noah Bluestone, a Native American World War I was intrigued at being immersed in post-war, small-town Minnesota, including the dark, dark secrets

Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World War In post-World War I London, female lawlessness in the form of the Forty Elephants gang of women, an offshoot You can click here to find more Bossy reviews of books set in and around World War I.

books set in space . 02 In Memoriam by Alice Winn Alice Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors. You might also be interested in these Bossy reviews of books set during World War I . 03 Being Mortal In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

Warren digs deeply into the realities of doubting his faith, God, his life’s work, and his vision of Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, His experiences as a neurosurgeon, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended I wondered if his answers would be too easily reached or too pat, but Warren digs deeply into the realities In I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know, Warren

Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a magical wardrobe is the only way she can reach him. like this, but so far it's an odd mix of everyday, regular-human concerns with an unlikely-feeling god-war curious to find out how it all comes together, as it seems one or both characters are preparing to become war correspondents--and to give the reader glimpses into the god war. 02 To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit

Young Flora and her teen sister Hazel were evacuated in 1939 from the bombing and danger in wartime London I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale staggering one and a half million children from London to the countryside and around the world during World War If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and these books set during World War II

formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath of World War The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by The Great War. the children and the excess of the adults on a secluded English estate, Chilcombe Manor, on to World War The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting

The danger is in chemicals and airports and refugee camps and war zones and regions known for sex tourism Girls like it sad, with a thousand-yard stare out to the distance as you gaze upon the horrors of war Dartmouth grad Phil Klay's National Book Award-winner Redeployment , the author shares short stories about war powerful emotions, troops haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after war For more books set in wartime, please check out the titles at this Bossy link . 06 Anything Is Possible

all of those elements and more, unraveling the workings of a family in the South during the Vietnam War , including brothers at odds; as well as complex issues regarding corruption, prison, war, money, power Hart tells a captivating story of broken boys and men, battered by experiences of wartime brutality or the walls; extensive page time spent with a sociopathic serial killer on death row; and a complicated wartime-hinged

Grodstein tells a poignant, powerful story of the Warsaw Ghetto--of making a life within its prison walls Suzanne recently suggested that I read this book despite my recent feelings that I'm maxed out on World War begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one of the thousands of Jews newly imprisoned in the Warsaw You can find many other World War II-set novels I've reviewed here.

Wray's story of elderly British sisters who played key roles in fighting the enemy in World War II offers He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited Paris so the sisters may receive Légion d'honneur awards for helping to liberate France during the war Lists Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and Six Books about Brave Female Spies The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but whose existence

Wray's sassy multiple-timeline historical fiction novel about sisters who served pivotal roles in World War He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about

involves historical fiction and time travel; I'm listening to Marie Lu's young adult science fiction book Warcross The Kingdoms is her second book. 02 Warcross by Marie Lu Emika Chen is an orphaned young woman in a futuristic circumstances to become a bounty hunter seeking out those who bet illegally on the worldwide phenomenon Warcross Migrations follows Frannie as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers

Spence-Ash's historical fiction novel about a young girl straddling two lives during and after World War That, the Sea tells the story of two families on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean during World War World War I is still fresh in everyone's minds, and the circus travels the United States lightening moods A new war looms over the group and Rin's past threatens to catch up with her.

Migrations follows Franny as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers what

But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story. please see Wellness . 03 In Memoriam by Alice Winn Alice Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors. You might also be interested in these Bossy reviews of books set during World War I . 04 You Are Here

But when the warden drops him off at home, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm hitched Towles is also the author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility. 02 Troubled Blood by Robert

the wolves, and I was interested in McConaghy's exploration of the tensions between wilderness and civilization

Rash's newest Appalachian-set novel explores a small town shaken by upended expectations, the Korean War When his best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas in the Korean War, Blackburn promises

Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World War In post-World War I London, female lawlessness in the form of the Forty Elephants gang of women, an offshoot story with a speculative twist, set against the backdrop of the trudging, brutal destruction of World War brother Freddie in the confusion, relentless mud, and grim destruction of the Great War. The slog of fighting and of the horrifyingly deadly war is conveyed with vivid, crushing, uncomfortable

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction story that spans World War I and the 1970s, when the first women were admitted into the Naval 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The War Librarian is inspired by the real-life stories of the first female volunteer librarians during World War I, as well as the first women who were accepted into the Naval Academy more than 50 years later.

Books with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire. 02 The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn The war debut is a doorstop of a book at 558 pages, and the story sweeps through time from the 1920s to World War She trains as a psychologist, with a wartime interlude as a nurse, before turning her keen eye for detail

There is talk of war's return, and three warriors will shape the future of the land of Vigrid: Elvar,

historical fiction story in two timelines, one on The Titanic and one centering around a female spy in World War for her family, works aboard The Titanic, while the later timeline takes place in the time of World War

ICYMI: Shattuck offers faulted protagonists and a fascinating, complicated set of factors in her World War Jessica Shattuck's The Women in the Castle felt different to me than many of the other World War II books They're trying to cobble together their lives during and after World War II, and the tone and the angle For more World War II stories, check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and search the blog for many other World War II titles.

Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital full review of White Houses . 03 The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason The Winter Soldier  is a World War Lucius is a young medical student when World War I sweeps across Europe. The details of World War I injuries and methods of treatment were fittingly grim and sometimes gruesome , but Mason's writing is beautiful and evocative, conveying the cold and brutal nature of war and loss

In Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, she shares the story of a real World War II figure, a Russian “Because people love war heroes…but even in my own beloved homeland, war heroes are supposed to be clean This time she tells the World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female Later in the war, on a trip to America to boost support for the Russian fight against the Nazis, Mila

Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads . 04 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War Rose Code  is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer the wartime I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about In twentieth-century Idaho, Zeno has lived a long life filled with yearning, war, and unexpected late-in-life

From captivating natural landscapes to striking wartime images, from bustling city scenes to quiet moments Only Woman features unknown and famous women who are astronauts, conductors, writers, railway workers, civil

Now I'm reading The Circus Train, Amita Parikh's upcoming novel set in a 1920s circus world as World War Circus Train, a young woman with circus in her blood struggles to find her place in the world as World War An encounter with an orphaned boy leads to a treasured friendship, but as World War II builds around The first stirrings that will lead to World War I are taking place around the edges of her world.

We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein Grodstein tells a poignant, powerful story of the Warsaw begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one of the thousands of Jews newly imprisoned in the Warsaw In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

During a con she accidentally summons a djinn warrior, Dara, and the two must flee across the desert Centuries-old resentments and conflicts threaten to bubble up into war--and Nahri and Dara's arrival

You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs circumstances to become a bounty hunter seeking out those who bet illegally on the worldwide phenomenon Warcross Warcross is a teen dream: the intersection of immersive video gaming (à la Ender's Game) and romaaaaaantic I've been putting Marie Lu series (Legend, The Young Elites, and Warcross) into my son's hands for years

I was interested in both of Martin's World War II storylines. As World War II explodes, Ava is safe and cozy in her job at the Library of Congress. But a surprise job offer from the US military leads her to Lisbon--opening her eyes to wartime difficulties truth behind what ends up being a shocking surprise to Ava late in the book regarding others' true wartime might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War

caused by nefarious magicians) and a less-than-promising beginning (Robin Blyth's first day in his civil

Webb's historical fiction novel about a female gang and a female police officer clashing after World War listening to Shark Heart: A Love Story as an audiobook. 02 Queens of London by Heather Webb In post-World War

I do love historical fiction, and my World War II focus has been pushing out all others in my book club you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible experiences before, during, and after World War ; in Naples as they adjusted to post-war floods of food, fashion, and joy; as they found themselves in For my full review, please see The Light After the War. 03 The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd This

Harris's action-packed World War II story moves between the terrors of 1930s Germany and the glamour In the newest World War II-set novel by Tessa Harris, it's 1930, and Jewish ballet dancer Lilli Sternberg It's action-driven World War II intrigue, and it's a quick, compelling read. If you like World War II-set books, you might also like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II.

witnesses Athena's death and then mysteriously comes up with a story about Chinese laborers during World War Kuang is also the author of Babel and The Poppy War trilogy.

In Tochi Onyebuchi's fantasy mystery, main protagonist Boubacar is a war veteran and a private investigator

recent Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II. 01 Miss Graham's and provides fascinating details of life in Germany at the end of World War II. has a degree in German (and, more importantly and unbeknownst to her, an old connection to a hunted war The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall. peeks at real-life Cold War intrigue from the talented author Ben Macintyre.

In face, between 1985 and 2005, roughly as many people died of tuberculosis as in World Wars I and II

Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer the wartime I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about Reading Lists Six Books about Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War

by Tochi Onyebuchi In Tochi Onyebuchi's newest fantasy mystery novel, main protagonist Boubacar is a war

There's a minor, secondhand, yet powerful focus on the brutality and destruction of war, but also significant

memoir details the former American intelligence officer's true story of her family during the Cold War Army Intelligence Officer to lead intelligence operations in East Berlin at the height of the Cold War For more nonfiction spy stories about the Cold War, check out two great books by Ben McIntyre, the gripping Sonya and a book I loved even more, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amy Harmon's Revolutionary War-set historical fiction about a young As the Revolutionary War looms, Deborah's large frame allows her to pass as a male and join the Continental

gripping, detailed, life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War tells a tale of a family's incredible bravery and determination in the waning, cruel days of World War The Martels run west with the Nazi wolves--finding themselves caught between two ruthless, warring armies fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from the Ukraine at the end of World War

listening to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin, charming historical fiction set during World War 01 The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin The Last Bookshop in London no interest in), Grace heads to her deceased mother's old friend in London to take refuge as World War The young women's wartime experiences take Viv to glamorous Harrod's, settle Grace in a dusty old bookshop

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Last Green Valley, World War II-set historical fiction by Mark tells a tale of a family's incredible bravery and determination in the waning, cruel days of World War The Martels run west with the Nazi wolves, finding themselves caught between the two ruthless, warring fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from the Ukraine at the end of World War