The Girls of Victory Street is book #1 in what promises to be a great series. The Girls Of Victory Street From Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes an emotional World War Two saga about three young women whose bravery and friendship will see them through the darkest times. Liverpool, 1939. Bella Rogers thought her life was just starting; she can’t wait to get married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby. But when war is declared and Bobby is called up, his letters stop, leaving Bella heartbroken and alone. Then her family is torn apart by tragedy when her angelic five-year-old sister…
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When Bookouture offered Rita Herron’s Silent Dolls for a review I grabbed it. As I read, it brought back to me a fantastic book I read last year – Lovely Little Things by Maureen Joyce Conolly. The Silent Dolls Silent tears trickle down her cheeks as she curls inside the tiny cave-like space. She lies on her side, darkness all around her, rubbing her fingers over the little wooden doll he’d carved. He told her to be quiet, not to cry or scream. Not to be a baby. Her throat was raw, her eyes swollen shut. She wanted her mommy…
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There’s just something about books set in the war years (WWII) that draws me to them. The Book Thief and Water for Elephants are among my favourite reads. That’s why I was so drawn to read The Ringmaster’s Daughter. The Ringmaster’s Daughter – Book Description Circus people don’t ask who you were before, or what god you believe in… when you join the circus, you are family, whatever your past. Paris, 1940. Twenty-year-old Michel Bonnet lives on the edge of the law, finding work where he can breaking in horses on the outskirts of the city. But when the Nazis…
