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A book club - with a difference.

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Someone asked today if there is a book club, so I thought I'd try starting one. Not the usual type of club where everyone reads the same book - I thought we could write a synopsis of a book we've recently read, to give each other ideas for new books to read.

I have a Kindle subscription, so all of mine will be available on there for people who also subscribe.

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  • I've just read The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah. Whilst the book and characters are fiction, it is based on real things that happened in France during ww2. I really enjoyed it and couldn't stop reading. It is about 2 sisters. 1 law abiding and 1 not so much. The second sister is desperate to help the war effort and doesn't like France's stance of complying with the Germans whilst the other sister thinks they should do what they are told. It then shows the different ways your average person went above and beyond in the war focussing on things like rescuing Jewish children and helping allied airmen escape. Part of it is based on Andrée de Jongh who was a real person that helped lots of airmen escape of the Pyrenees. Just unbelievable what people found the strength to do. One of the big messages from the book was how underestimated women were, to the point that the Germans disregarded them for a large portion of the war because they didn't think they were capable of doing anything that could hinder them. I highly recommend this book.

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  • I've just read The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah. Whilst the book and characters are fiction, it is based on real things that happened in France during ww2. I really enjoyed it and couldn't stop reading. It is about 2 sisters. 1 law abiding and 1 not so much. The second sister is desperate to help the war effort and doesn't like France's stance of complying with the Germans whilst the other sister thinks they should do what they are told. It then shows the different ways your average person went above and beyond in the war focussing on things like rescuing Jewish children and helping allied airmen escape. Part of it is based on Andrée de Jongh who was a real person that helped lots of airmen escape of the Pyrenees. Just unbelievable what people found the strength to do. One of the big messages from the book was how underestimated women were, to the point that the Germans disregarded them for a large portion of the war because they didn't think they were capable of doing anything that could hinder them. I highly recommend this book.

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