Close on the heels of The Wartime Nanny, I just finished reading The Runaway Sisters, another World War 2 historical novel. The Runaway Sisters The story of two sisters fighting to survive in the darkest days of World War Two. A heartbreaking tale of resilience and bravery, about having the courage to sacrifice yourself in order to save the ones you love… Devon, 1940: When fifteen-year-old Daisy is evacuated from her home in London, she knows she must look after her younger sister Peggy. She is the only one who can reassure Peggy that life will go back to normal, holding her close and reading to her…
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Today, I’m introducing a new feature to this website – #ReadersSpeak. I’m inviting readers to share their views on books, genres, authors, etc. This will be a bi-monthly feature – every second and fourth Monday of the month. This time, Priyanka Nateri shares why she thinks Agatha Christie is still popular. What Makes Agatha Christie Still Popular? The characters in St Mary Mead and Chipping Cleghorn live in thatched cottages, gossiping over scones with tea in the background of church bells, postman’s bicycle bell, birds chirping in gardens and the suspicious footsteps on the gravel. Quintessentially English with Downton Abbey…
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It seems that I’ve been reading a lot of World War 2 historical novels recently. After Beyond the Horizon which I enjoyed immensely, I was lucky to read The Wartime Nanny which was also so riveting! The Wartime Nanny The Nazis are everywhere now. We must leave Vienna. It might be that soon our letters won’t get out anymore. Can you help, dear sister? Please, ask for us. Send news, and quickly. Please. London, 1938. Sixteen-year-old Natalie Leeman takes the heart-breaking decision to leave her family behind in Vienna and travel to England to join her cousin Leah in service. Natalie is…