About:The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse is a young adult award winning novel, a national bestseller, which takes place in Holland during World War II. Ms. Hesse is an author and a journalist with the Washington Post. 320 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Language: English ISBN-10: 0316260606 My rating […]

About: The Jewish Brigade #1 by Marvano is a European comic book taking place during World War II. Marvano is a comic book artist from Belgium. 50 pages Publisher: Europe Comics Language: English ASIN: B01GU4BLT8 My rating for The Jewish Brigade #1– 5 Buy The Jewish Brigade #1 from Amazon.com* More Books by Marvano* Thoughts: […]

This is not an easy book to read, but it’s not meant to be and is not afraid to ask difficult questions – some of which have no answers

This novel was an easy read, easy to follow with a few story-lines which are not confusing.

I enjoyed to read the analysis of two smart guys, bringing up points I did not think about and events I never knew.

Leon Uris (3 August, 1924 – 21 June, 2003) was an American author who is mostly known for his two historical fiction books Exodus and Trinity. Books by Leon Uris* The author was born in Baltimore, MD – son of a Polish immigrant. His father, Wolf William married Anna Blumberg, a first generation Russian American. […]

Mrs. McBride converted to Christianity and her son had no idea that she was Caucasian and not just “light skinned”. Discovering that he is half-white was a revelation to the author and part of the book is him coming to terms with his mixed race.

This is a refreshing and unique book, which provides a deeper understanding into a complicated, and sometimes contradictory, story.

I really enjoyed that the author didn’t just look at historical contexts, but also at political and social contexts at the time the texts were written.

The story telling is done tongue in cheek, the readers are privy to the lies, manipulations, and political maneuvering getting an overall picture of what is happening