By: Julie Orringer My Goodreads Review: 4/5 Stars “He allowed himself to imagine for the first time that the rest of his life might not be shaped by the misery of his past.” My Summary:The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer is a story that follows a Hungarian Jewish man, Andras Levi, through his life before, [...]
By: Stephanie Dray My Goodreads Review: 3/5 Stars “Because the world always snuffs out fire, and every generation must bring light from darkness again.” My Summary: This book takes place in three different periods and is narrated by three different women. Marthe is the first woman we meet, and her storyline begins at the start [...]
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman My Goodreads Review: 4.5/5 Stars I have been really looking forward to reading this book. It comes highly reviewed and seems like a great historical fiction novel, showing a new perspective on World War II. “I want you to understand something. War makes perpetrators of some, criminals of others, and victims [...]
By: Chanel Cleeton My Goodreads Review: 4.5/5 Stars “Our lives are not defined by one thing; we are more than the events that happen to us." My Summary: The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton follows the lives of three women: Grace, Evangelina and Marina, during the Cuban War of Independence from Spain [...]
By: Min Jin Lee My Goodreads Review: 5/5 Stars “We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.” My Summary: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee tells the story of a Korean family through four generations, focusing around one woman named Sunja. The story begins in a small [...]
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