The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys “Every nation has scars and hidden history. When stories of historical conflict are read and discussed, we have an opportunity to be united in study and remembrance. In that way, books join us together as a global reading community, but also a global human community striving to learn […]

The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts An extraordinary book, this is NOT just about Roberts’ search for lost, pre-revolutionary cultural treasures hidden during wars and exported for prisoners and Siberian residents or how they managed to end up in “the coldest inhabited city on earth”! Encompassing incredible descriptions of Mongolian and Russian history […]

And If I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II by Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee What a staggering and moving account! The authors spent hundreds of hours conducting research and twelve years obtaining eyewitness accounts and interviews in preparation for writing this long-overdue tribute to the sacrifices made by our unsung heroines: […]

Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin Standing in Another Man’s Grave, the eighteenth mystery in the “Inspector Rebus” series of twenty-three, is the first of the series I’ve read and can be read as a stand-alone novel. I plan to read the entire series, since I found this one to be immensely entertaining […]