Category Archives: war stories

“The Highland Girls At War” by Helen Yendall – Book Review

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Fictionophile

Thoroughly enjoyable as an entertaining historical story, this novel also introduced me to The Women’s Timber Corps. I had of course known about the ‘Land Girls’, but this is the first time I’ve learned about the lumberjills (as opposed to … Continue reading →

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“Without The Moon” by Cathi Unsworth – Book Review

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Fictionophile

WITHOUT THE MOON, based on a true crime that occurred during the dark days of February 1942, was also longlisted for the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize and made The Times’ Crime Book of the Month on publication. Anyone who is … Continue reading →

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“Yours Cheerfully” by A.J. Pearce – Book Review

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Fictionophile

Set in WWII London, “Yours Cheerfully” highlights the stoic and resilient spirit of Londoners during that time. The story takes place just a few short months after the events portrayed in “Dear Mrs. Bird“. The story is told from the … Continue reading →

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“The Wartime Sisters” by Lynda Cohen Loigman – Book Review

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Fictionophile

Firstly, the sisters: Ruth Blum – Married to Arthur, an MIT graduate who works overseeing arms assembly, Ruth now lives on the Springfield Armory campus, in a house for officer’s wives. She is the mother to twin girls. All her … Continue reading →

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“The Hanged Man” by Andrée Rushton – Book Review

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Fictionophile

Tessa – a librarian from London, is single and in her mid-thirties. She buys into a time-share of a beautiful old farmhouse in south-west France. She shares the house with six other people and they all get along well – … Continue reading →

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“The Beekeeper’s Promise” by Fiona Valpy – Book Review

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Fictionophile

“From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within.” A novel with two female protagonists, this book also has … Continue reading →

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“Dear Mrs. Bird” by A.J. Pearce – Book Review

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Fictionophile

Set during the London Blitz in 1940-41, you’d expect a dark and dour novel but this couldn’t be farther from the truth.  It was a happy/sad book that highlighted the indomitable and resilient spirit of Londoners during the time, yet … Continue reading →

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“The Alphabet House” by Jussi Adler-Olsen – Book Review

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Fictionophile

Confession time…. this novel has been on my TBR a long time.  It is the title that has been on my NetGalley shelf the longest. The reason I requested it was solely on the basis of the author as I … Continue reading →

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“Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly – Book Review

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Fictionophile

“Lilac Girls” is a story of the mind numbing horrors of war.  Horrors so gruesome that they are unimaginable unless you’ve experienced them first hand. The author has written about them in such a way that you as a reader … Continue reading →

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“Playing with fire” by Tess Gerritsen – Book Review

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Fictionophile

Many readers are familiar with Tess Gerritsen for her immensely popular Rizzoli and Isles mystery series.  Now she has written a riveting, partly historical stand-alone novel that kept me spellbound throughout! When I say partly historical I mean that there … Continue reading →

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