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9 kwi 2024 · The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson is a truly special and incredible book. The characters are so realistic and endearing. It's set during WWII, in Nazi-occupied Jersey, a channel island which is part of the U.K., but geographically very close to France.
Action centres round the public library and its chief librarian, Grace. Convinced of the power of books to transform and enrich ordinary lives, the wartime occupation prompts Grace to start a book club to help islanders survive in extraordinary times.
The Wartime Book Club looks at the suffering, brutality, and violence of war, but it also offers a fascinating glimpse into the brave individuals who went to extraordinary lengths to provide hope to fellow islanders in times of incredible hardship.
Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island. Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, is ordered to destroy books which threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret.
17 wrz 2022 · Children of War: an anthology to support the children of Ukraine Hardcover – September 17, 2022. by Astrid V.J. (Author), Joan T. Seko (Author), Lauren Lee Merewether (Author), 4.7 60 ratings. See all formats and editions. A future torn apart by war… Adolescence lost to battle… What becomes of those who lose their childhood to armed conflict?
15 lis 2021 · Recommended: I recommend Daughters of War (#1 in a Trilogy) for fans of fast-paced and well-written WW11 historical fiction, for readers who love a story of siblings and complicated family drama, and for book clubs. Although the story has a satisfactory ending some details hint at what could be next in the trilogy.
The Wartime Book Club is a poignant, immersive tale set on the Isle of Jersey during 1943 that takes you into the lives of Grace La Mottée, a resilient, kindhearted librarian and her best friend and local postal worker Beatrice Gold as they do whatever they can to entertain, protect, and fight back against the Nazi Germans who invade and ...
