The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor tells of Grace Darling, a celebrated heroine, and her ancestor a hundred years later.
The whole book Mr. Wilde searching for inner peace. No matter where he goes, what he tries, and who he meets, this search is front and center during the narrative.
Frankly, I thought this book could have simply been a short story or a novella
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Even though the book starts off in the “romantic” direction, there is an odd twist towards the end which was a nice surprise
Cécile de Brunhoff’s name was removed from the book, but she is still considered by many to be the creator of Babar
About: The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot by Thomas Maeder is a non-fiction crime book taking place in France during World War II. My rating for The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot — 4 Buy The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot from Amazon.com* More Books by Jonathan Rabb Thoughts: The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot by Thomas Maeder is an entertaining and interesting book, well written and factual. Dr. Petiot was a brilliant psychopath who besides a medical degree, can also add mayor to his resume. The time of the crimes which Dr. Petiot is accused of actually makes the story much more intriguing. The time: France is occupied by Nazi German and Dr. Petiot claims he killed only Nazi sympathizers and French traitors. The French authorities, trying not to seem unpatriotic by arresting the good doctor, took their time arresting him, allowing him much freedom until his story starts to fall apart. Mr. Maeder spends time allowing the reader to understand the daily life in occupied Paris. The sense of uncertainty and occupation certainly lends credibility to authorities difficulty in assessing whether Petiot was resisting the Nazis or an insane serial murder. The second half of the book concerns the trial of…
The strength of the book is the written descriptions of the way immigrants had to live in Paris during World War II and what it took to survive, or even eat once a day. The descriptions of the harsh life of immigrants, especially Jewish immigrants, during that time are heartbreaking and show how easily a boy could turn assassin.
I am happy that the author brought the attention to the women journalists of World War II, an important subject indeed. I’m going to pick up a few biographies to learn more about them.
I laughed here and there, but I found the book to be more thought provoking than funny. I’m glad the philosophical discussions in the book weren’t much longer, even though they were fascinating.
Narrowly escaping death by firing squad Jean Arnaud, a 20 year old man and his friend Palfy, a conman, are biding their time in a brothel after the French defeat in 1940. Jean falls in love with a beautiful stranger and gets into serious troubles following his heart.