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!
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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
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.
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
2 The Widows was a fantastic read. I read it in just a few days. The book is well-paced and the characters come alive quickly. Living in Ohio, the book was very interesting to me. Readers of good fiction will enjoy this book.
The Widows by Jess Montgomery
The Poppy Wife has an interesting plot – is a soldier alive or dead if there is no marked grave? Unfortunately, there were thousands and thousands of these cases during WW1.
The Poppy Wife by Caroline Scott
Anke is a midwife in Germany and ends up in a concentration camp after helping a Jewish woman give birth to a child in the forbidden area. In the camp, she tries to stay low, but one day a woman in the sewing room goes into labor and Anke helps her. From then on, she is helping deliver babies in the camp.
The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham
3 I enjoyed reading The Giver of Stars and finished it in just a few days. The characters come alive and the plot is very interesting. I honestly didn’t know much about the traveling library program in Kentucky and want to learn more about it now. Books have a way of changing lives and that is the theme of The Giver of Stars.
The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
The Flight Girls covers an interesting part of history. Women pilots were key to completing the mission of WWII; however, they were not militarized and had no benefits. If their plane crashed, the family had to cover the costs of getting the remains home.
The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
Day is a moving novel of how a soul can be deeply affected by witnessing evil. There is sadness to it that can only be understood to a certain level. I think the entire trilogy does a good job of letting readers into the heart and soul of a Holocaust survivor. It is a must-read for adults and mature high school students could learn a lot from it, too.
Day by Elie Wiesel
The Light After the War won’t be released until Feb. 4, 2020, but I was able to get an advanced copy through NetGalley. I love reading historical fiction, so I jumped at the chance to read an advanced copy. The plot sounded intriguing with two women trying to rebuild their lives after WWII.