Some true stories read like fiction. A Bookshop in Berlin is the true story of one woman’s survival during WW2. She starts the war owning a French bookshop in Berlin.
Sarah Anne Carter
Lovers of historical fiction and great fiction will love The Secret Keeper. I enjoyed the story and getting to know the characters. The plot has a lot of twists and turns and I stayed up late to finish the book so I would know how it ended!
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
The Zookeeper’s Wife focuses on Antonina view of what happens during the years when the zoo is affected by the war. It’s a non-fiction book, so it relies on several people’s journals and is told in chronological order. There are facets of this WWII book that aren’t focused on in a lot of WWII books – what happened to the animals, how some people “hid” using language and hair dye and about the Polish uprising.
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
2 Cussy Carter has very few loves in her life – her father and her books. It’s not her love of learning that makes her an outcast in her Kentucky community, though. Her skin color sets her apart with its blue tint. She is often treated worse than the “coloreds” in their area as no one understands why her and her father are blue.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Your Blue Flame is a must-read for every adult and would be good for high schoolers to read as well. It’s good to know early in life that you are allowed to pursue a passion, even if it’s on the side. We should all be able to do something in life that makes us feel alive – the world will be better for it!
Your Blue Flame by Jen Fulwiler
1 I’ve read one other book by Carolyn Astfalk – Ornamental Graces. She writes Catholic fiction. Her books have a theme of faith, grace and forgiveness. She deals with modern topics and the characters in her book are real – not perfect. It’s refreshing to read faith-based fiction that is true to life.
Stay With Me and Come Back to Me by Carolyn ...
Author interview - Chat and Spin Radio - June 4, 2020
Radio author interview
I am very glad I read this book and am glad Greene shared his story in Once More We Saw Stars. It gives a glimpse into the grief a parent can experience when losing a child. Reading this book with increase sympathy. One lesson I learned – a parent is almost always thinking about his or her children, whether living or dead
Once More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene
Sarah Anne's Bookshelf - May 2020
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Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – May 2020
The Paris Library is a captivating read, especially since it’s historical fiction based on real people who worked at the American Library in Paris and kept it open during the entire occupation of Paris. There are rumors that the library was a possible hiding place of some Jewish patrons. The books gives a glimpse into an important part of what happened in Paris during WWII and will leave a reader wondering what they would do in Odille’s shoes.