Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Publisher: Dial Press Genre: Historical Fiction, World War II First Publication: 2008 Major Characters: Sophie Kintock, Juliet Ashton, Dawsey Adams, Susan Scott, Sidney Stark, Elizabeth McKenna, Isola Pribby, Markham V. Reynolds,
Category: World War 2
Book Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Title: The Alice Network Author: Kate Quinn Publisher: William Morrow Genre: Historical Fiction, World War II First Publication: 2017 Major Characters: Charlie St. Clair, Rose Fournier, Evelyn Gardiner, Maman St. Clair, Rene’ Bordelou, Finn Kilgore Theme: Power of Friendship; Forgiveness and
Book Review: Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Title: Schindler’s List Author: Thomas Keneally Publisher: Sceptre Genre: Historical Fiction, World War II First Publication: 1982 Major Characters: Oskar Schindler, Amon Goeth, Helen Hirsch, Emilie Schindler, Abraham Bankier, Josef Bau Theme: Virtue, The Triumph of the Human Spirit, The Difference One Individual Can Make, The Dangerous
Book Review: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Title: Unbroken Author: Laura Hillenbrand Publisher: Random House Genre: Historical Non-Fiction, Biography, World War II First Publication: 2010 Major Characters: Louie Zamperini, Russell Allen Phillips, Pete Zamperini, Stanley Pillsbury, Harry Brooks, Payton Jordan, Anthony Zamperini, Louise Zamperini, Francis McNamara (Mac), William Harris, Fred Garrett, Frank Tinker, Thorbjørn Christiansen, Sylvia Zamperini Flammer, Virginia Zamperini Theme: Survival and Resilience, Dignity, Redemption and Forgiveness,