Category: 1930s
+ 1930s, 1940s, Historical fiction, poland, review, World War Two, WW2
Finding Ida by Marya Burgess
1930s Warsaw. Two privileged sisters: Ida—glamorous and self-assured—and Luiza, the spirited tomboy striving to fulfil the ambitions their German-born father once held for the son he never had. At just seventeen, Luiza’s world is upended when her Polish homeland is occupied. Caught between two identities—raised speaking both German and Polish—she must now decide where her true allegiance lies. Meanwhile, Ida, newly married and expecting … Read More Finding Ida by Marya Burgess
+ 1930s, 1940s, childhood, family, family drama, female friendship, fiction, germany, grief, Historical fiction, holocaust, jewish history, love, memoir, nazi germany, relationships, review, secrets, sisters, World War Two, WW2
The Nowhere Sisters by Jan Casey
Berlin, 1938. One journey will change their lives forever. Twelve-year-old Margarete has lost everything — her parents, her home, and the fragile safety of the orphanage she once knew. When the Nazis target Jewish families across Germany, Margarete is placed on a Kindertransport train bound for England. She expects to face the terrifying journey alone. Until a small, frightened girl is thrust into her … Read More The Nowhere Sisters by Jan Casey
+ 1930s, diary, family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, germany, grief, Historical fiction, jews, loss, love, music, nazi germany, review, siblings, twins
The Diva’s Daughter by Heather Walrath
Munich & Vienna, 1932. Aspiring opera singer Angelika Eder thought she had it all — a cultured life in Vienna, along with the guidance of her glamorous mother, a world-famous soprano. But when tragedy strikes and her mother dies amidst a swirling family scandal, eighteen-year-old Angelika finds herself uprooted to Munich, where civil unrest is rife and leaders of the increasingly powerful Nazi Party … Read More The Diva’s Daughter by Heather Walrath
+ 1930s, 1940s, friendship, germany, guest post, Historical fiction, holocaust, jewish history, jews, nazi germany, non-fiction, twins, World War Two, WW2
Kalman & Leopold: Surviving Mengele’s Auschwitz by Richard K. Lowy
A rare, eyewitness account of survival inside Mengele’s Auschwitz, told in the voices of two teenage boys¬ An intergenerational project preserving living memory as survivors pass away¬ A son carrying forward his father’s testimony with urgency and care¬ A book designed for education, classrooms and younger readers as well as adults¬ A story of survival, friendship and moral resilience amid systematic cruelty¬ A warning from history that speaks directly … Read More Kalman & Leopold: Surviving Mengele’s Auschwitz by Richard K. Lowy
A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
Now you see a murder, now you don’t… The Golden Age of Hollywood, 1938. It’s the annual Awards Banquet at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, and Vivian Steele can’t wait for the star-studded event. She’s attending with her best friend, Carole Lombard, and several acclaimed actresses will be wearing her fashion designs. What she doesn’t expect is for the night to turn deadly. During the awards … Read More A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
A newly married couple from Harrogate purchased a manuscript from an antiquarian bookseller titled, The Universal Language Isn’t Love or Music but Loneliness. Completed in 1940 by unknown author, William Travers, it was one of several items offered at the estate auction of a local family. Reading and discussing the work changed their lives … and their marriage. Waking in hospital Lieutenant William Travers … Read More The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
+ 1930s, 1970s, fiction, murder, review, serial killer, Shakespeare
Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1972. On the streets of Stratford, four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlowe, there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don’t even know what he looks like; they are chasing a shadow. Genre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Oliver’s first act is complete. As spring turns to summer, Act I, … Read More Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
Boy With Wings by Mark Mustian readalong
Boy With Wings follows the extraordinary journey of Johnny Cruel, a boy born with mysterious appendages on his back. What does it mean to be different? When Johnny Cruel is born with strange appendages on his back in the 1930s South, the locals think he’s a devil. Determined to protect him, his mother fakes his death, and they flee. Thus begins Johnny’s years-long struggle to … Read More Boy With Wings by Mark Mustian readalong
All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale
Act I I Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1932 Six years after a fire destroyed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a new troupe of actors is taking Stratford by storm. But offstage, Felix Richards suspects something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Read Along: 28th March – 29th AprilGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Morris Oxford feels he needs no introduction, he’s the greatest actor of a generation. The theatre … Read More All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
In 1924, four-year-old Cecily Larson’s mother reluctantly drops her off at an orphanage in Chicago, promising to be back once she’s made enough money to support both Cecily and herself. But she never returns, and shortly after high-spirited Cecily turns seven, she is sold to a traveling circus to perform as the “little sister” to glamorous bareback rider Isabelle DuMonde. With Isabelle and the … Read More The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
+ 1930s, 1970s, cover reveal, fiction, Shakespeare
Put Out The Light by Guy Hale Cover Reveal
Congratulations to Guy Hale on the cover reveal of Act III! And here is the blurb: Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1972. On the streets of Stratford, four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlowe, there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don’t even know what he looks like; they are chasing a shadow. … Read More Put Out The Light by Guy Hale Cover Reveal
All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale Publication Day
Congratulations to Guy Hale! I’m on the readalong (more to come) and my review will follow on 29th April. So here is the blurb: Act I I Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1932 Six years after a fire destroyed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a new troupe of actors is taking Stratford by storm. But offstage, Felix Richards suspects something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Read … Read More All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale Publication Day
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