WWII

This was an awesome book. Told through letters.

How can I possibly do justice to this book (which is why this review is so loooong)? I loved it so much! Because it’s a historical reflection of the holocaust, WWII, and the Cold War, most people won’t find it to be a typical ‘romance’. Yet it does contain a beautiful romantic love story that’s achingly real and touching.

Now, what good girl who has a naughty streak hasn’t dreamed about the
bad boy? I’m jealous of this good girl ‘cuase the bad boy lived on her
property and she got to spy on him. Anyway, this book made me swoon for
the hero. I wanted to be Dr. Kelly Ashton and get the bad boy. Jeez.
Not many books make me do that. Not many books make the characters come

This reissue of Ida Cook's "We Followed Our Stars," retitled "Safe Passge", reminds us that heroes and heroines can exist in the unlikeliest of persons, and that hope is never a lost cause.

There was a lot of fascinating information about the original Amber Room packed in among a thrilling series of narrow escapes and chase scenes.

I absolutely loved this book, it's moved to the short list of my all-time favorites. Beautifully written and such a compelling story.

Because a young woman went to a music lecture in 1923, 29 lives were saved from the Nazis. That is quite possibly/probably a true statement. Louise Cook was a civil servant in England, probably 22 years old, and came home from that lecture determined to buy a gramophone. She received an unexpected bonus shortly after that and bought a gramophone for 23 pounds. She also bought 10 records, which back then were only one-sided. The sales clerk persuaded her to buy 2 vocal recordings instead of all instrumental. And from there, Louise and her younger sister, Ida, became Opera lovers.

This book is written by men who actually went on the raid.  Was it a suicide mission?  The orders for the mission came from Gen. George S. Patton himself.  Task Force Baum was to act as am armored strike force behind the German enemy lines - with no ground or air support - and liberate a POW camp at Himmelburg where Patton's son-in-law was being held captive.

The advance reading copy of Pam Jenoff's latest book is moving so quickly around the office from reader to reader, you can tell this is one hot book!