Tag: world war II historical fiction
Author Interview: Arrested Song by Irena Karafilly
by Anna Roins | Apr 1, 2023 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Interview: Author Interview: Arrested Song by Irena Karafilly, – ARRESTED SONG is everything: the mundanity of Greek village life, a WW2 story of occupation, resistance, espionage, and survival. It’s a love story many times over,
Read MoreInterview: MFA Mentors Inspired Tara Ison, Even Now
by Ellen Birkett Morris | Mar 1, 2023 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Interview: At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf, Tara Ison, Ig Publishing – Tara Ison’s novel, At the Hour between Dog and Wolf, is a frighteningly evocative look into a descent into fascism, one small step at a time.
Read MoreReview: The Boy Behind the Door by David Tabatsky
by Kate Padilla | Feb 27, 2023 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Review: The Boy Behind the Door, David Tabatsky, Amsterdam Publishers – Another book about the holocaust? Yes, so as not to let the horrors fade away, “The Boy Behind the Door,” offers us a true account of how Salomon Kool survived the holocaust.
Read MoreReview: Three Muses by Martha Anne Toll
by Kate Padilla | May 23, 2022 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Three Muses, Martha Anne Toll, Regal House Publishing – Martha Anne Toll’s debut novel, “Three Muses,” is a choreographed ballet narrative about the life journey of two traumatized people …
Read MoreInterview: Beanland on Florence Adler Swims Forever
by Anna Roins | Feb 1, 2021 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Florence Adler Swims Forever, Rachel Beanland, Simon & Schuster – Over the course of one summer that begins with a shocking tragedy, three generations of the Adler family grapple with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets in this stunning debut novel.
Read MoreReview: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
by Kate Padilla | Sep 16, 2020 | Book Reviews | 0 |
The Book of Lost Names, Kristin Harmel, Gallery Books – Eva Traube Abrams, a university student living in Paris, refuses to believe a warning from a fellow student, who, like herself, wears a yellow star.
Read MoreCostalegre: Fictional Account of Guggenheim Daughter Intrigues
by Ellen Birkett Morris | Dec 1, 2019 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Costalegre, Courtney Maum, – In Costalegre, Courtney Maum’s third novel, Lara and Leonora Calaway are taking refuge in a remote mansion in the Mexican wilderness in 1937 with a group of Surrealist artists, who Leonora has helped to escape Hitler’s Europe.
Read MorePearce’s Dear Mrs Bird Shows Power of Friendship
by Anna Roins | Oct 1, 2019 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Dear Mrs Bird, A. J. Pearce, Scribner – London, 1941. Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a war correspondent but finds herself working for the formidable advice columnist Henrietta Bird, doyenne of Woman’s Friend magazine.
Read MoreA Surprising Look at Film Star Hedy Lamarr as Inventor
by Anna Roins | May 1, 2019 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
The Only Woman in the Room, Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark – It is remarkable how many advances in science and technology made by women, are left out of history.
Read MorePhotographer Lee Miller’s Glamorous, Gritty Life Portrayed in Historical Novel
by Diane Slocum | Apr 1, 2019 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Age of Light, Whitney Scharer, Little Brown – Lee Miller’s flawless beauty made her a photographer’s dream, starting with her father when she was a child and continuing as a fashion model into her twenties.
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