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The Women in the Castle

April 21, 2017

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  At a German estate in 1938 a summer party turns serious when a group of men discuss their determination to stop Hitler from his ascent to power.  Marianne von Lingenfels is the wife of the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Germany, historical fiction, William Morrow, WWII

5 Star Week: All the Light We Cannot See

April 12, 2017

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  I may be writing this review to watch myself write because virtually every reader I know has already read Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Ostensibly, my excuse is, this Pulitzer ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, France, Germany, historical fiction, Pulitzer Prize, Scribner, WWII

City of Women

August 7, 2012

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The grandpa just stares backward at a world that no longer exists, or forward to a world beyond his comprehension. For Sigrid Schröder her life in 1943 Berlin is one of grinding tedium, working ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, Germany, historical fiction, mystery, Penguin, WWII

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