The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
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n this spellbinding novel, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old...
Daughter of Belial
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Some Family Trees Should Be Burned. . . Greer Girls are special. Greer Girls are rare. Greer...
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Lindsay (1727 KP) rated Bianca's Vineyard in Books
Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)
Most of this story is about Egisto and his wife that he married before going to America. Tough as soon as her children when to school. She decided to go back to Italy. The book really does teach us lessons that were going on in Italy.
You also see the family deals with her and the rest of the family. Egisto father was fond of his niece Bianca. Egisto knew the war was coming to Italy. We learn about Armida and her what she decides. She is going to need to make a choice. I feel bad for Armida and Egisto children especially when Armida gets a bit strange.
We learn what the vineyard is about and it meaning to the family. I really like the fact it was told somewhat in a form of a diary. You also learn about each family member that's in Egisto life. It mostly takes place in Italy and his Italian family members. The author did a really good job of showing us what it was like during World War 2 era. You see the reliant of the Italians after the war and shows how the family was back together when Egisto returns.
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Murphy Plays:6: Cherry Orchard; She Stoops to Folly; The Drunkard; The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant
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Murphy Plays: 6 brings together four plays by the author inspired by other great works of...
The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis
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The passionate, gripping true story of one man's single-minded quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole...
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In turn-of-the-century South Africa, fourteen-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother...
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Kristin (149 KP) rated Something Old, Something New in Books
Dec 7, 2018
Love, loss, betrayal -- all in the time of Nazis
Elodie and Monique are rummaging through their family attic one day when they come across an old trunk full of letters and memorabilia. They find it all extremely interesting, so they start to peruse the trinkets. Little do they know this will set them on a whirlwind adventure through their family history, bringing to light that which has been hidden for decades.
I absolutely loved this story. It has so much information regarding World War II, and it really gets to the heart of what it was like for families during that time, especially those living in occupied France, such as the one featured. There are many issues expressed during the course of the novel, and not just those stemming for the occupation. It made for a very interesting read that I couldn't put down, and I love the format in which it's written: the story being told to an author in order to help Elodie write the book on her family.
I would recommend this to anyone who loves a good romp through history, especially the WWII era, as well as those who like intrigue, love stories, and just great stories.
5 stars
Travel Allenways Always: A Pictorial History of Allenways Coaches, Birmingham
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George Edward Allen started Motor Coach operations in the late 1920s from Darwin Street in the...
