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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, Conclusion of the Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson

On May 12, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson’s acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson’s accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.

Flora, A Novel About the Ambiguities of Modern Life by Gail Godwin

On May 7, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

This darkly beautiful novel about a child and a caretaker in isolation evokes shades of The Turn of the Screw and also harks back to Godwin’s memorable novel of growing up, The Finishing School. With its house on top of a mountain and a child who may be a bomb that will one day go off, Flora tells a story of love, regret, and the things we can’t undo.It will stay with readers long after the last page is turned.

Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA by Randall B. Woods

On May 6, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

In Shadow Warrior, eminent historian Randall B. Woods presents a riveting biography of Colby, revealing that this crusader for global democracy was also drawn to the darker side of American power. Aiming to help reverse the spread of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia, Colby joined the U.S. Army in 1941, just as America entered World War II.

The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, a Nazi Diplomat, and a Murder in Paris by Jonathan Kirsch

On May 1, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

As Kristallnacht increasingly becomes known as an international day for remembrance, Jonathan Kirsch brilliantly succeeds here in illuminating both a single life cast into the shadows of history as well as the “countless tragic lives of Eastern European Jews in the terrible days leading up to World War II.”

The Other Child: A Psychological Suspense Novel by Charlotte Link

On April 21, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

An old farm, a deserted landscape, a dark secret from times past with fatal consequences for the present.In the tranquil northern seaside town of Scarborough, a student is found cruelly murdered. The Other Child is a suspenseful, atmospheric new psychological crime novel from Germany’s most successful living female author.

Orphan Train: A Novel of a Neglected Corner of American History by Christina Baker Kline

On April 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Orphan Train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from Christina Baker Kline, author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.

The Imposter Bride, A Historical Novel About a Canadian Jewish Family by Nancy Richler

On April 7, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler is an unforgettable novel about a mysterious mail-order bride in the wake of WWII, whose sudden decision ripples through time to deeply impact the daughter she never knew.

All That Is, The Life and Loves of a Manhattan Book Editor by James Salter

On April 4, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

An extraordinary literary event, a major new novel by the PEN/Faulkner winner and acclaimed master: a sweeping, seductive, deeply moving story set in the years after World War II. Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.

Vera Gran – The Accused, Highlights from the Life of the Singer by Agata Tuszynska

On March 25, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

The extraordinary, controversial story of Vera Gran, beautiful, exotic prewar Polish singing star; legendary, sensual contralto, Dietrich-like in tone, favorite of the 1930s Warsaw nightclubs, celebrated before, and during, her year in the Warsaw Ghetto (spring 1941–summer 1942) . . . and her piano accompanist: Władysław Szpilman, made famous by Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film The Pianist, based on Szpilman’s memoir.

Middle C, An Investigation Into the Nature of Human Identity by William H Gass

On March 24, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Gass’s new novel moves from World War II Europe to a small town in postwar Ohio. In a series of variations, Gass gives us a mosaic of a life—futile, comic, anarchic—arranged in an array of vocabularies, altered rhythms, forms and tones, and broken pieces with music as both theme and structure, set in the key of middle C.