Title/Author: How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee Publisher: Hanover Square Press In a nutshell (Publisher): A mesmerizing novel of World War II Singapore, “a story about memory, trauma, and ultimately love” (New York Times)—for fans of Pachinko and We Were the Lucky Ones Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked,…
Tag: historical fiction
An Interview with the author of #GazelleInTheShadows, #MichellePeach
I’m so honored to be given this chance to interview the author of Gazelle in the Shadows, Michelle Peach! Before that, a little background on this historical thriller/coming-of-age book: Gazelle in the Shadows In the mid 90s, Elizabeth Booth, a young British college student studying Arabic at Durham University, travels to Damascus to immerse herself in…
The Glass Ocean: A Novel by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
A historical fiction infused with romance, family saga and historical mystery!
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Title/Author: The Help by Kathryn Stockett Publisher: The Berkley Publishing Group Pages: 530 ISBN: 978-0-425-24513-2 In a nutshell The Help is set in the 1960’s and told by Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter’s perspective. Aibileen and Minny are maids who worked for white families and regularly exchanged stories about their bosses they served. Eugena “Skeeter” Phelan…
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
Title/Author: Moloka’i by Alan BrennertPublisher: St Martin’s GriffinPages: 383ISBN: 978-0-312-30435-5 In a nutshell This novel is set in the 18t90’s to 1970’s. The female protagonist, Rachel Kalama grew up in Honolulu and is part of a big Hawaiian family. Her father, was a merchant seaman and she dreamt that she’d travel to places her dad…
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
Title/Author: Alice I Have Been by Melanie BenjaminPublisher: Bantam BooksPages: 365ISBN: 978-0-385-34414-2 In a nutshellAlice Liddell Hargreaves is the ‘Alice’ in Wonderland; the girl who followed the White Rabbit into a land of quirky characters such as the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat. If not for Alice, Lewis Carroll wouldn’t have…
Hooked On Bookz 