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Her beauty saved her — and condemned her.Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and… Continue reading Cilka’s Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz #2) by Heather Morris
You can pay a terrible price for keeping a promise…Evelyn Taylor-Clarke sits in her chair at Forest Lawns Care Home in the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by residents with minds not as sharp as hers. It would be easy to dismiss Evelyn as a muddled old woman, but her lipstick is applied perfectly,… Continue reading My Name is Eva by Suzanne Goldring
One of the best books you will read this year. Outstanding! A powerful and emotional read. The Journey is THE must-read thriller of 2019. The gripping story of a young boy and his family, driven from their home by war and indiscriminate violence. Like millions of others, they attempt the treacherous journey across their war-torn… Continue reading The Journey (Journey #1) by Conrad Jones
In London, 1946, the two women who recently started The Right Sort Marriage Bureau find their new livelihood endangered when one client is arrested for the murder of another. While the police are convinced they have their man, Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge at the bureau are not. To clear the name of who they… Continue reading The Right Sort of Man (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #1) by Allison Montclair
1967. In a quiet village in the wild lands of the Scottish borders, disgraced academic Cordelia Hemlock is trying to put her life back together. Grieving the loss of her son, she seeks out the company of the dead, taking comfort amid the ancient headstones and crypts of the local churchyard. When lightning strikes a… Continue reading The Burying Ground (aka The Mausoleum) (Cordelia Hemlock #1) by David Mark
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in July 2010. I was intrigued about reading a western again and Ms. Jordan's story didn't disappoint. Enjoy! MY REVIEW It's been… Continue reading Lion’s Pride by Debbie Jordan
In 1942, Birch Bai, a Chinese pilot, and Danny Hardy, a downed American pilot, become sworn brothers and best friends. In the summer of 1945, both airmen’s planes go down in Yunnan Province of China during one of many daring missions. They are captured, imprisoned, and tortured by the Japanese for information about the atomic… Continue reading Will of a Tiger by Iris Yang
World War Two. Japanese occupied China. One cousin’s courage, another’s determination to help a wounded American pilot. In the summer of 1942, Danny Hardy bails out of his fighter plane into a remote region of western China. With multiple injuries, malaria, and Japanese troops searching for him, the American pilot’s odds of survival are slim.… Continue reading Wings of a Flying Tiger by Iris Yang
"No one had ever been there when she needed them." 1917. Copper Camp of Butte, Montana. Growing up as an orphan and losing her twin sister to a murder at the age of 10, Kaly Shane had a lot of ghosts and a lot of secrets. Over the years she tried to live a decent… Continue reading Copper Sky by Milana Marsenich
This book is not to be confused with Diane Gabaldon's Outlander. In fact, Adamson's The Outlander is an amazing and interesting adventure into the Canadian wilderness by newly widowed Mary Boulton who is running from her brothers-in-law because she killed her cruel and unfaithful husband. The finely written prose about Mary's quest for peace is… Continue reading The Outlander by Gil Adamson