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Review Date: 8/22/2018
Best novel I have read this read this year. Great laying of characters & plots. Themes resonate throughout: The horror of the German occupation of France in WWII, The tragedy of young men being sucked into the Nazi war machine, A father & daughter learning to relive with the daughter's blindness, well meaning people being smothered by circumstances, all through a weaving time structure. A classic read
Bomber: Events Relating Last Flight R F Bomber over Germany Night June 31 1943
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Review Date: 2/5/2020
Fascinating weaving of a wide range of individuals, military & civilian, through one of day of leading up, during, and after a disastrous British bombing raid over Germany in WW!!. A bit of overloading with technical details but that helped define its authency.
Review Date: 6/24/2021
An outstanding book about an important historical event that most Americans are probably;y not aware of. A well written historical page turner It has made me a Robert Harris fan.
Review Date: 5/4/2021
A deep insight into the lives of the working class in Paris in 1870's & 1880's. and into a family of 3 sisters & an alcoholic mother trying to survive as best they can. The story is told from the perspectives of the 3 sisters of different ages, sometimes emotional close but often often in conflict. It is also an introduction into ballet & how the young women suffer to hang on. Good portrait of Degas & his struggle to paint "real" people in the streets of Paris, as well as the French criminal system at that period. I would strongly recommend it you love history, Paris, & Degas.
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