Despite large numbers of volunteer Special Operational Executive (SOE) agents having been dropped into occupied territory and thus having a huge impact on the outcome […]
Paris
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Inspired by the remarkable heroic achievements and bravery of women involved in World War II espionage, Sarah Steele’s enthralling third book “The Lost Song of […]
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Powerful, captivating and immensely enjoyable The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris captures the devastation of the war years in Paris, the destruction caused by the German […]
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Occupied Paris in the autumn of 1944 is a city overwhelmed by a sense of tension; one of the most beautiful cities in the world […]
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Small Acts of Defiance from Michelle Wright is without a doubt a brilliant piece of historical fiction that has been meticulously researched, which shows through […]
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When Ruth Druart arrived in Paris in 1993, she was surprised by the number of plaques and monuments displayed for those who died during World […]
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This One is Ours
In her acknowledgements, Kate O’Donnell sums up This One Is Ours by saying,” Lets ’make noise, make art, and make change.” She has written a […]
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Two Hearts
Devoted to love in all its many forms, this latest release from David Wahler, Two Hearts is a difficult one to place in any one […]
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It was thrilling to read the introduction to this book. The scope and content of the book Sarah Baxter has discussed are original and clever. […]
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The Life to Come
Nominated for the 2018 Stella Awards, this intriguingly sharp look at the foibles of the human spirit can make for uncomfortable reading, as in her […]
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Many a great story comes about by chance. Codename Suzette is exactly that. Stumbled upon while researching Red Orchestra, a retouched photograph of a woman […]
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Piglettes
Initially the storyline of this book is quite shocking, and then one realizes that this is today’s world and this is how it is. Mireille […]