In general, I hate depressing, dark, and gory books. This book was definitely all three! Unlike in Somewhere in France, there is no glossing over the gruesome bits of war nurse’s job. At least half of the characters we’re introduced to are seriously injured or dead by the end of the book. I had a ha...
ISBN: 0 316 86197 9Withdrawn from Oxfordshire Library Service.Dedication: For my parents and my brotherOpening: The decisive moment for Germany's fleet in the Great War was, indisputably, its ill-timed arrival at the Falkland Islands. Having avoided detection by the Allies for three months since th...
4.5 starsThis would be a great choice for a book discussion group.
I am not sure I would have picked it up to read on my own. I received it from Simon and Schuster as a giveaway and I am really grateful for that opportunity because I really enjoyed the book.The author skillfully shines a light on so many issues facing society today. Throughout the book, the author...
I just recently re-read this for a book group. I remembered liking it the first time I read it, but not much more about it. Now it's fresh in my head, I don't love it, but I don't dislike it either. It is well written, for the most part. Three intersecting stories compliment each other nicely and co...
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