Americans In Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-1944

Posted 12:21am Monday 19th July 2010

Author: Charles Glass Publisher: HarperPress 3.5/5   “What would I have done as an American in Paris under Nazi occupation during World War II?” This was the question that led veteran war correspondent Charles Glass to research the different responses of fellow Read more...

A Soldier’s Tale

Posted 10:38pm Sunday 11th July 2010

Author: M. K. Joseph Publisher: HarperCollins (4.5/5) Set during the Allied liberation of Normandy in World War II, the story follows a British sergeant, Saul, who stumbles upon a French girl, Belle, in a small country village. Belle is about to be murdered by the French Resistance for Read more...

Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love

Posted 1:52pm Sunday 11th July 2010

by Xinran Publisher: Chatto and Windus. (4.5/5) In this beautiful and moving book, Xinran retells stories told to her by women in China when she worked as a radio journalist in the late 1980s and 1990s. This time is known by the Chinese government as the ‘Reform and Read more...

The Theory of Light and Matter - Andrew Porter

Posted 2:20am Monday 10th May 2010

Publisher: The Text Publishing Company (3.5/5)   Andrew Porter’s debut collection of short stories won the 2007 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction in the United States. Written from different perspectives, including male and female, young and old, rural and urban, Read more...