Today I'm joining in with The Chocolate Lady's Throwback Thursday feature. Published in January 2018 The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a book that left a lasting impression. My Thoughts The Tattooist of Auschwitz is incredibly powerful and moving, all the more so for being the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov. In April 1942 … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~ #Historical based on a true story #WWII #Holocaust
Tag: WWII
In Cases of Murder (Bunch Courtney Investigation #4) by Jan Edwards #HistoricalFiction #MurderMystery @Jancoledwards #RBRT #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Jan Edwards Published: November 2022 by Penkhull Press Category: Historical Fiction, Murder, Mystery When the body of Laura Jarman is discovered crammed inside a steamer trunk and dumped on a Brighton railway station platform, her wealthy industrialist family is shouting for answers, but their reluctance to co-operate with the investigation arouses suspicion. Shortly after, … Continue reading In Cases of Murder (Bunch Courtney Investigation #4) by Jan Edwards #HistoricalFiction #MurderMystery @Jancoledwards #RBRT #TuesdayBookBlog
#GuestPost + #Extract + #Giveaway ~ Spring Breeze by @angebarton @rararesources #WWII
It's my pleasure to join the blog tour for Spring Breeze, courtesy of Rachel's Random Resources. I have a guest post, extract and giveaway by the author, Angela Barton, for my stop on the blog tour. Over to you, Angela... "Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it." Nelson Mandela The title, … Continue reading #GuestPost + #Extract + #Giveaway ~ Spring Breeze by @angebarton @rararesources #WWII
#MiniBlogBlitz #GuestPost from M W Arnold @Mick859 #HistoricalFiction @rararesources
I'm delighted to welcome M W Arnold with a guest post for my slot on the 5 Day Mini Blog Blitz organised by Rachel's Random Resources. Hi Cathy and thank you very much for letting me on to your ‘Between the Lines’ Blog. I’m so happy you’re part of the blog tour for ‘Wild Blue … Continue reading #MiniBlogBlitz #GuestPost from M W Arnold @Mick859 #HistoricalFiction @rararesources
Tears of Amber by Sofía Segovia, translated by @SimonBruni @msofiasegovia #HistoricalFiction based on fact #NetGalley
Author: Sofía Segovia, translation by Simon Bruni Published: May 2021 by Amazon Crossing Genre: Historical Fiction based on fact, WWII, Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With war looming dangerously close, Ilse’s school days soon turn to lessons of survival. In the harshness of winter, her family must join the largest exodus in human history to survive. Not … Continue reading Tears of Amber by Sofía Segovia, translated by @SimonBruni @msofiasegovia #HistoricalFiction based on fact #NetGalley
#ThrowbackThursday ~ The Constant Soldier by William Ryan #WWII #HistoricalFiction
For Throwback Thursday this week, I'm looking back at The Constant Soldier, which was published in 2017 by Pan (my edition) and was described as 'An intense, gripping, emotionally charged read' by the Irish Sunday Independent. My Thoughts It’s 1944 and Paul Brandt, a German soldier, horrifically wounded and returning from the front, is on … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ The Constant Soldier by William Ryan #WWII #HistoricalFiction
The Bird in the Bamboo Cage by @HazelGaynor ~ Courage and Friendship in China During WWII #HistoricalFiction #NetGalley #FridayReads
A gripping and emotional new historical novel of courage and friendship in China during WW2
In Her Defence ~ A Bunch Courtney Investigation by Jan Edwards ~ Cosy Mystery #HistFic @Jancoledwards #RBRT
Author: Jan Edwards Expected Publication in Paperback ~ 4th April by Penkhull Press Category: Historical Fiction, Cosy Mystery, Book Review Bunch Courtney's hopes for a quiet market-day lunch with her sister are shattered when a Dutch refugee dies a horribly painful death before their eyes. A few days later Bunch receives a letter from her … Continue reading In Her Defence ~ A Bunch Courtney Investigation by Jan Edwards ~ Cosy Mystery #HistFic @Jancoledwards #RBRT
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~ Historical Fiction based on a true story #WWII #Holocaust #FridayReads
Author: Heather Morris Published: January 2018 by Zaffre Category: Historical Fiction based on a true story, Love Story, WWII, Auschwitz, Holocaust, Book Review The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved. Lale Sokolov is well-dressed, a charmer, a ladies’ man. He is also a Jew. On the first transport from Slovakia … Continue reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~ Historical Fiction based on a true story #WWII #Holocaust #FridayReads
Jonah by @Carl Rackman #BookReview for #RBRT #Historical Fiction #WWII A suspenseful and compelling thriller #FridayReads
Author: Carl Rackman Published Independently November 2017 Category: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Book Review The North Atlantic, 1940. A British destroyer pounces on a seemingly abandoned U-boat, leading to a spine-chilling encounter. Five years later, the US Navy destroyer Brownlee grimly prepares to battle a swarm of Japanese kamikazes at Okinawa. Mitch “Lucky” Kirkham, a … Continue reading Jonah by @Carl Rackman #BookReview for #RBRT #Historical Fiction #WWII A suspenseful and compelling thriller #FridayReads
Wolfsangel (Bone Angel Trilogy #2) by Liza Perrat #Histfic #WWII #RBRT @LizaPerrat #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Liza Perrat Published: October 2013 by Perrat Publishing Category: Historical Fiction, WWII, Book Review, Books, Reading Seven decades after German troops march into her village, Céleste Roussel is still unable to assuage her guilt. 1943. German soldiers occupy provincial Lucie-sur-Vionne, and as the villagers pursue treacherous schemes to deceive and swindle the enemy, Céleste … Continue reading Wolfsangel (Bone Angel Trilogy #2) by Liza Perrat #Histfic #WWII #RBRT @LizaPerrat #TuesdayBookBlog
#GuestPost ~ Monika Jephcott Thomas #Author of Fifteen Words #Extract @gilbster1000 #Blogival #WWII
Welcome to my final spot with Clink Street’s Blogival. Today we have a guest post from Monika with her tips for writing historical fiction One of the main difficulties of researching for historical fiction is just that – the research! Or more specifically getting bogged down in the research. Research is important of course and … Continue reading #GuestPost ~ Monika Jephcott Thomas #Author of Fifteen Words #Extract @gilbster1000 #Blogival #WWII