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Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction about the women who broke codes at Bletchley Park during World War II.

Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader , providing eager listeners along his route with news of the world. Jiles also wrote Simon the Fiddler, set after the Civil War, in which Captain Kidd makes a brief appearance

But I was taken with Beautiful World, Where Are You. into their complex connections with each of the others, and through an omniscient viewpoint, Beautiful World

In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that about the experience, Taylor here explores finding faith, moments of reflection, and meaning in the world around her in An Altar in the World.

Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange occurrences that threaten their world Oval Office--and it seems linked to violent terrorist attacks that soon begin taking place around the world here. 05 Going There by Katie Couric Going There shines through Couric's insider peeks at the media world

In This is How You Lose the Time War, authors El-Mohtar and Gladstone present rival elite agents, Red and Blue, who exist on opposite sides of an immense futuristic war. One warring creature comes from a technologically based world; the other is from a world of gardens and This is How You Lose the Time War is only about 200 pages, and there are some clever twists toward the

War II figure, an unassuming Russian woman who fought the Nazis and earned the nickname Lady Death. Kate Quinn tells the World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper hooked by the heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined power and scope of gene engineering, the world Upgrade presents a future version of our world in which humans are teetering closer than ever to extinction imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other; and noble desires to "save the world

Bohjalian is also the author of a fantastic book about World War II, Skeletons at the Feast, the difficult

France and introduced a novelty to communities there during World War I: children's libraries. War I setting. communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional worlds, and try to recapture some carefree hours Thornton draws both Suling and Gemma into his world by offering to be their patron. The story's later timeline takes place in the time of World War II as Daphne, an intelligent and educated

Reading Now I'm reading Down Comes the Night, a young adult fantasy story featuring magical healing and warring ruthless, and he's Wren's sworn enemy, a deadly force who has destroyed her countrymen and women in the wars (That's how we ended up reading Kevin Wilson's unique Nothing to See Here and Alice Hoffman's The World That We Knew--featured in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II--last year, and that's how we came to read Black Bottom Saints this year.)

For my full review of this book, please see Call Your Daughter Home. 04 The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman The world is unraveling on the cusp of World War II, and three strong women will be tested beyond anything they imagined before the end of the war and the end of the book. For my full review, please see The World That We Knew. 05 Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Oddly, there is only one World War II book and there are zero Alaska books on this list--I am constantly

Jack focuses on the meandering, excruciating, grace-filled romance of a star-crossed couple just after World War II. characters--he drinks so much that in his sober hours he isn't ever quite sure of where he stands in the world If we were the only ones left after the world ended, and we made the rules, they really might work just

measure of empathy, taking in and training young people who are also fighting for a chance in a tough world In Patrick Ryan's literary fiction title Buckeye , which begins before World War II and spans to the McEwan's newest novel, we're introduced to characters living in a 2119, post-global-warming, post-nuclear war the population has been cut by more than half, inland seas spread across the globe, and much of the world's variation, richness, and natural world no longer exist .

by Fiona Valpy The Skylark's Secret has a dual timeline; the story is set in rural Scotland during World War II and decades later. Flora and her village are supporting the war effort, temporarily taking in children from Great Britain's brother as well as their childhood friend, the laird's son, are both serving in the military, and as luck would working in a restaurant and the twisted community forged in the stresses and frantic pace of that world

and the brief summary of his own life's mission particularly interesting: “King doesn’t preach as I would about how white folks treat us, and that is why all year I work to create performances for an all-Black world (That's how we ended up reading Kevin Wilson's unique Nothing to See Here and Alice Hoffman's The World That We Knew (featured in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II) last year, and that's how we came to read Black Bottom Saints this year.)

War II historical fiction by Erika Robuck based on the real-life spy Virginia Hall, a courageous, idealistic Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher In The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher considers the phenomenon of Star Wars War II-era spy Virginia Hall. around her in An Altar in the World. becomes the legendary character of Merlin); and the complicating factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war

in the German countryside set against a background of the unpredictable violence and destruction of World War II. The Ragged Edge of Night centers around a World War II-era friar-turned-husband, Anton Starzmann, during the dark days of the war.

01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists As she grows as a person, in her perspective on the world, and in her role and responsibilities within at the time. 04 The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker The Ragged Edge of Night centers around a World War II-era friar-turned-husband, Anton Starzmann, during the dark days of the war. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.

I carry the structure of their bones around my insides...and try to tell the world, '...They were more elaborate interview accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly, his use of the N-word show, but she comes on occasionally to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War II) with her extended family, which I love to see. She shares her ongoing, active commitment to personal and emotional growth, bettering the world, being

War I, she covers her tracks to avoid anyone's asking: But wasn't Athena working on a similar story As June navigates the cutthroat, sometimes superficial, often silly publishing world Kuang puts forth Chakrabarti's A Play for the End of the World takes place in 1970s New York and in rural India, with When Jaryk learns that his like-a-brother friend Misha from his childhood World War II-era orphanage Click here for my full review of A Play for the End of the World.

one evening, tabbed many, many passages, immediately bought my own copy, re-tabbed everything, and would is funny without trying too hard, and his tone is accessible even as he takes the reader deep into worlds full review of You Can't Be Serious. 09 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women and their interconnected destinies I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious as

through breast cancer treatment, is about to enter hospice and has inconveniently decided that she would her mother and herself when she was an infant after World War II.

book traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible experiences before, during, and after World War II. dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera and Edith in Hungary and Germany during the war ; in Naples as they adjusted to post-war floods of food, fashion, and joy; as they found themselves in The rest of the world fell away for me as I was reading, and I couldn't wait to get back to this book

Now Griz and his dog are making their way through the world. of the frequent reckless, life-and-death, sometimes ill-advised decision-making in a postapocalyptic world I loved being on the edge of my seat while Griz made his way in an unforgiving world.

I carry the structure of their bones around my insides...and try to tell the world, '...They were more elaborate interview accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly, his use of the N-word show, but she comes on occasionally to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War II) with her extended family, which I love to see. She shares her ongoing, active commitment to personal and emotional growth, bettering the world, being

appears on the show, but she comes on to yodel (her grandparents came to Alaska from Switzerland around World War II) with her extended family from time to time, which I love to see. She shares her ongoing, active commitment to personal and emotional growth, bettering the world, being like a good egg, and I really liked spending time with her through this memoir. 04 The Light of the World gorgeously about the husband she lost suddenly, the elements that made him irreplaceable to her and to the world

Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister. And if they are and could lead her to Luke, would her love possibly overcome her devastation at knowing I thought that element would crop up and be in play here too, and I set myself on some early and wild But Famous Last Words doesn't use--or require--that structure; the twist is largely internal. I listened to an audiobook edition of Famous Last Words courtesy of HarperAudio and Libro.fm .

storytellers represented here range from John Turturro to Tig Notaro; from a young female spy during World War II to a hip-hop star adjusting to one-hit-wonder status. sometimes revolting, consistently fascinating tricks and techniques used by critters in the natural world You don't need a lot to experience this world and find fulfillment, and Harnden's book emphasizes that She also sang and spread her Dolly joy throughout the world.

fourstarbookreview 02 Florence Adler Swims Forever ​ This lovely debut from Rachel Beanland takes place just before World War II in Atlantic City, and its giant hotels, piers, and general hubbub are the backdrop for this story

The world we share is a product of all the worlds we used to share. Not if the book in question is by the whip-smart exhaustive researcher and word wizard John Green. Green uses his tender eye and piercing analysis to explore the health care inequalities that allow the world's In face, between 1985 and 2005, roughly as many people died of tuberculosis as in World Wars I and II In a world where everyone can eat, and access healthcare, and be treated humanely, tuberculosis has no

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a favorite author's upcoming novella, The Summer War by Naomi 01 The Summer War by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is one of my very favorite authors, and I'm excited to read her upcoming novella The Summer War , to be published September 16. The day Celia's brother Argent left the house in their war-torn homeland, she was furious. other thieves in the area--and taking in young people who are also fighting for a chance in a tough world

is a formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath of World She trains as a psychologist, with a World War I wartime interlude serving as a nurse, before turning The Great War. novels as well as a memoir, This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing, a standalone novel, The White Lady, a World War I-set novel, The Care and Management of Lies, and the nonfiction book What Would Maisie Do?

Alice Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War I and the beautiful young men set against each 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 .

introduces the little-known real-life figure of librarian Jessie Carson, who traveled from the NYPL to war-torn France and introduced a novelty to communities there during World War I: children's libraries. Bossy territory by sending an idealistic, headstrong young librarian from the US to Europe and into a World War I setting. communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional worlds, and try to recapture some carefree hours

In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy I would have been in favor of having the romantic element be tied up without the Eve aspect, or having But I was fascinated by the World War I focus and in many cases the spy details’ basis in reality.

ICYMI: The Winter Soldier is a World War I tale full of medical details and lovely, unlikely bonds. 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

Morgan's Book Brigade , Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction in two timelines, focused on a World , set in the years before the Civil War and told from the point of view of an enslaved young woman, Let Bossy territory, by sending an idealistic, headstrong young librarian from the US to Europe and into a World War I setting. in fictional worlds, and try to recapture some carefree hours of their youth.

We Begin at the End ); I'm listening to In Memoriam , a historical fiction LGBTQ love story set in World War I from Alice Winn; and I'm reading Elliott Gish's fascinating gothic horror feminist historical 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 .

England, middle-aged, shy piano tuner Edgar Drake is asked to do something unusual for the British War asked to repair a temperamental piano owned by an eccentric surgeon who has become essential to the war Tuner is a strange, slowly paced adventure story but also an anti-imperialist, pro-music take on the world It would be lovely to read the book while listening to a playlist of the works mentioned throughout.

Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World War I London through the points of view of Diamond Annie, head of an all-woman gang, and the female police 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.

But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story. War I and the beautiful young men set against each other in the trenches serves as a backdrop for a 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

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 Blackburn and Naomi grow close as they anxiously await word of Jacob's fate halfway around the world. teaches at Western Carolina University) is also the author of other books set in Appalachia: Serena, The World

elements, Brown crafts a character-driven story of the shocking, widespread, deadly West Virginia Mine Wars presents a historical novel centering around the real-life events of the 1920 and 1921 West Virginia Mine Wars Moo," a Lebanese-American doctor (inspired by Taylor Brown's great-grandfather); Big Frank, a black World War I veteran fed up with fear and intimidation; and Frank's feisty grandmother Beulah. loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War

novel involves griping, sniping characters in limbo between life and death near the start of the Civil War The word bardo refers to an existence between life and death, the length of which is determined by the losses and feelings of responsibility for the significant loss of life on both sides during the Civil War in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War

fiction story with a speculative twist, set against the backdrop of the trudging, brutal destruction of World War I. searching for her 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

historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of the Confederate-Union Civil War Because she hopes that a Union woman would take pity on her husband in the same situation, she secretly injuries, realizing that if Confederate soldiers were aware of his presence in her home, the family would story is based upon a real account of a Southern woman who helped a Union soldier during the Civil War For more Bossy reviews of books set during the Civil War, check out this link .

the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War Micaiah Johnson is also the author of The Space Between Worlds, a book I loved. 02 The Women by Kristin Kristin Hannah's The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but When she returns home, she faces anti-war sentiments, the shock of returning to her pre-war life, and

orphan who bond and find love amid the turmoil and destruction of the final year of the brutal Civil War Taylor Brown's debut novel Fallen Land is set in the final year of the Civil War. Ava's family is gone, killed by war. safety and a new life, and their love is one beautiful light in the darkness of the country's ravaging war I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .

premise for me: a flawed human gets another shot at existing in this unpredictable, problematic, glorious world Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars I and II.

book one, King of Scars, Nikolai was a king rebuilding the kingdom of Ravka following a long civil war lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and with life during World Wars I and II. forced to more fully consider the devastating effects of his nation's thirty-year-long civil war as Krishan examines his young life, analyzes his romantic twists and turns, and questions his place in the world