By Debbie Robinson
In 1936 in the city of Berlin, the heart of Nazi Germany, nine working-class young men from western America rowed their boat into history. Their grit and dogged determination helped them beat the odds. ‘The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics’ by Daniel James Brown is an astonishing story–captivating, suspenseful, inspiring and true! This is a fascinating tale–an exciting mixture of sport and history.
‘Wartime Letters Home’ by Lois MacDonald Cooper provides a unique look at a young woman’s experience as a Canadian Red Cross volunteer during WWII. Ms. Cooper sent many letters home to her parents during her time overseas. This book is a collection of that correspondence that gives the reader a front row seat to the everyday events of work on the war-front.
Literature is full of stories of heroines who are iron-willed and alone. Margot Livesey’s novel, ‘The Flight of Gemma Hardy’ joins that company. The story is simple, real and insightful–an enchanting ‘Jane Eyrish’ tale that will keep you up late finishing the book.
British mystery writer Ann Cleeves novel ‘Silent Vow’ opens with a woman’s dead body in a gym sauna–a closer looks reveals rope marks because of course things are rarely as they seem. Mystery enthusiasts will enjoy this one!
Young Adult Reads: ‘The One Left Behind’ by Willo Davis Roberts.
DVD Pick: ‘American Sniper’ – starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, a riveting true story of war and the toll it takes!
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