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Feature: The Alice Network BY Kate Quinn
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Feature: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Man of la BookApril 27, 2022

In this enthralling novel from author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during WWWI

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Book Review: A Jew Who Defeated Nazism by Ainslie Hepburn
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Book Review: A Jew Who Defeated Nazism by Ainslie Hepburn

Man of la BookMarch 30, 2022

In Featherstone Park in Northumbria, Mr. Sulzbach made sure each German POW returned home with the understanding of how democracy works.

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Book Review: The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe
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Book Review: The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe

Man of la BookMarch 15, 2022

I loved how the author incorporated scenes from The Little Prince into the narrative, allowing Saint-Exupéry to build his classic over the years

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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus
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Book Review: Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus

Man of la BookMarch 10, 2022

Nine Tenth of the Law by Claudia Hagadus Long, while certainly dealing with serious issues, comes across as light hearted, with poignant and clever observations

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Book Review: The Helsingør Sewing Club by Ella Gyland
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Book Review: The Helsingør Sewing Club by Ella Gyland

Man of la BookFebruary 1, 2022

I enjoyed the interaction between Ingrid and David. I thought that plot device worked well to personalize the events, & also to highlight the history

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Book Review: Spymistress by William Stevenson
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Book Review: Spymistress by William Stevenson

Man of la BookJanuary 26, 2022

Vera Atkins was brilliant & effective. She fought in the SOE, answering to Churchill at great peril. Fleming based Ms. Moneypenny on her

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Book Review: Her Secret War by Pam Lecky
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Book Review: Her Secret War by Pam Lecky

Man of la BookJanuary 10, 2022

Sara Gillepsie is her family’s sole survivor after a Nazi bombing. Leaving her home in Ireland, she goes to work in England helping the war effort.

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Book Review: How the World Allowed Hitler to Proceed with the Holocaust by Tony Matthews
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Book Review: How the World Allowed Hitler to Proceed with the Holocaust by Tony Matthews

Man of la BookDecember 29, 2021

How the World Allowed Hitler to Proceed with the Holocaust takes a look at the international 1938 conference to discuss the possible emigration of European Jews

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Book Review: Three Ordinary Girls by Tim Brady
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Book Review: Three Ordinary Girls by Tim Brady

Man of la BookDecember 21, 2021

Tells the story of fierce women fighting in the Dutch Resistance during World War II. They rescued Jews, sabotage, assassinations, running guns and supplies

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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Man of la BookNovember 3, 2021

The book centers around the Korean diaspora in Japan. They are considered second class citizens, but do not see themselves as victims

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