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Along the Infinite Sea (Schuyler Sisters #3)

Beatriz Williams

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Each of the three Schuyler sisters has her own world-class problems, but in the autumn of 1966,...

Hank Brodt Holocaust Memoirs: A Candle and a Promise

Deborah Donnelly

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How will the 14-year-old boy survive the brutalities on his own and keep his humanity? This...

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Nora & Kettle (Paper Stars, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

This book is set after World War II and broaches a subject that is not often talked about, The Japanese Internment. Kettle is a young refugee from the internment camps who takes care of a small group of children like him. He insist they earn it honestly so life is hard but they have each other.

Nora is the child of a famous lawyer fighting for the rights of the Japanese but he has a dark side that only his family knows. She is determined to protect her younger sister from the harm that can come within their own house.

The two main characters are well written and the perceptions they have of each other before meeting speaks truth. The time and place setting is very well developed, it puts you there. I love that Taylor used the Japanese Internment as a base of her story. Perhaps more will learn about this tragic time in America.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2456 KP) rated The Tuscan Child in Books

Mar 16, 2018

The Tuscan Child

Rhys Bowen | 2018 | Mystery

8.7

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Can Joanna Solve the Mystery of Her Father’s Past?

When Hugo Langley dies, his daughter Joanna finds a letter in his possession addressed to someone named Sofia in Italy. It references “our beautiful boy.” Joanna knows her father was shot down in the Tuscany region during World War II, but does this letter mean she has a half-brother? Intrigued, Joanna sets out to learn about that time in her father’s life. What will she learn?

This book switches back and forth from Hugo’s story in 1944 and Joanna’s journey in 1973. The chapters are clearly labeled, so it is never hard to follow which time period we are in. While this is not a traditional mystery by any means, we do learn what happened back then and how it plays out in the more “modern” setting. This book is just as much about Joanna’s growth, and she lead a cast of very strong characters I quickly fell in love with as I read.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2456 KP) rated The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope Mystery, #4) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Maggie is trying to deal with what she saw and learned in Berlin while training future spies to help England during World War II. But when a friend gets in trouble, Maggie snaps out of her depression to help. Meanwhile, Japan and the US are not finding any common ground in November of 1941.

Fans of the series will appreciate the character development we get here with Maggie and some other series regulars. It feels like a slower book than normal, but it was needed and I never felt my interest waning. Maggie and the others take a back seat to the lead up to Pearl Harbor at times, but I found that part just as interesting, and I don't know how the author could have played it any differently for this series.

NOTE: I was sent an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-prime-ministers-secret.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.