Monthly Archives: December 2022
A compelling tale of war and love in the Russian winter of 1941
The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one WWII historical novel that deserves attention. Thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and with a cast of interesting but flawed characters, Conte masters the ‘feel’ of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastern front, historical fiction, Red Army, Tolstoy, Wehrmacht, World War Two, WWII
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Beautiful prose about an arduous journey
Devotion by Hannah Kent. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. More than anything, I love the way Hannah Kent writes. Her use of language is inventive, perceptive, lush, evocative. Somehow she worms her way inside you, the reader, so that … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, historical fiction, magical realism, migrants german, Migration, religious persecution
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