The Silence of Scheherazade
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Set in the ancient city of Smyrna, this powerful novel follows the intertwining fates of four...
Historical fiction Turkish Literary fiction War Cultural Colonialisation
ClareR (6106 KP) rated Atomic Love in Books
Mar 10, 2022
I haven’t read much historical fiction set in America in the 1950’s, so it was interesting to see that the women who had worked in important roles during the war, had been moved out to be replaced by the men returning from war - just the same as pretty much everywhere else.
Rosalind’s reasons for not working in Atomic Research are a little different. Her ex-lover, Weaver, had her removed after he wrote a report damning her ability and suitability. So, Rosalind finds herself working on a jewellery counter, doubting her abilities as a scientist. She’s lonely, struggling to make ends meet when two men suddenly turn up in her life: Thomas Weaver (her ex), and an FBI agent called Charlie Szydlo.
Charlie, an ex-Japanese prisoner of war, believes Weaver is spying for the Russians and feeding them important information in their own Atomic research. Charlie asks Rosalind to help him find out for sure if that’s what he’s doing. So against her better judgement, she does.
There’s a lot of tension running through this, both the dangerous and romantic kinds. It’s a great book that would have slipped under my radar if not for The Pigeonhole!
Skitzlily (11 KP) rated The Book Thief in Books
Jul 8, 2017
If you want a fast read, this book is not for you. If you only like happy endings this book is not for you. If you don't like experimental fiction, this book is not for you.
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Twilight Struggle in Tabletop Games
Mar 7, 2018
Critic: Marc Davis
Read the full review here: http://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/03/05/twilight-struggle-review/
rebeccareadsyt (8 KP) rated The Tattooist of Auschwitz in Books
Jan 17, 2019
I really liked that the author took the time to get to know Lale, his history and then write about it with such care. The characters were captivating, and you really did feel almost every emotion going when reading.
Read in under 24 hours, an impressive feat for me!
A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines #4)
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The final book of the thrilling Predator Cities series! London is a radioactive ruin. But Tom and...
Anywhere But Schuylkill (The Great Upheaval Trilogy)
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In 1877, twenty Irish coal miners hanged for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred. Anywhere...
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The Devil is a Black Dog: Stories from the Middle East and Beyond
Sandor Jaszberenyi and Matt Henderson Ellis
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'I don't regret anything, really. I never wanted to live a sensible life ...I didn't want a sensible...
The Dead Hand: Reagan, Gorbachev and the Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race
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This book is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction 2010. The first full account...
The Fortress at the End of Time
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Captain Ronaldo Aldo has committed an unforgivable crime. He will ask for forgiveness all the same:...
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