Harper Collins, 2011 I've been fascinated by tales of the resistance movement in WWII since I was a girl. It was sparked by those tales of the brave souls who brought food and goods to the Frank family up in the attic. The idea thrilled me, but I
W.W.Norton & Company, 2010 Joan Leegant's novel is rooted in three narratives. The characters are distinct, but each is a young American who has travelled to Israel, and, you'll see, there are other similarities in their stories too. Yona was first in Israel ten years earlier, having accompanied
Hardcover edition, 2006 When the cover of Bitter Chocolate caught her eye, and a co-worker asked me what I was reading, she said "Well, what else would those kids be doing anyway". A brief outline of the child labour practices in the cocoa industry and she could have cared less. She
Simon & Schuster, 2011 Looking for talk of George Eliot and Charles Dickens and Muriel Rukeyser? Look no further than Sylvia Nasar's Grand Pursuit. Well, I had to get your attention somehow, right? Because I know that by the time most of you get to the subtitle of
If you have a thing for epistolary tales, you probably already know and love this series; but, if you don't, you will want to. Start with the first volume, Griffin & Sabine, which introduces our hero and heroine via postcard. The postcards are one of the most beautiful aspects of
