Medium – Book About the Book – Father and daughter duo Jonathan and Emily Jordan tell the stories of fourteen women, crossing time periods and nations, who led their people into battle. From Tomryis, the Massagetae Queen who rode into battle and killed the Persian King, to Margaret Thatcher, who commanded the British Army (albeitContinue reading “2021 Book #2 – The War Queens”
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Book #18 – All the Light we Cannot See
Prompt – A book with a character with a visual impairment (a nod to 20/20 vision). Medium – Book About the Book – Anthony Doerr writes through the use of short scenes and varying time periods about two young people living through the war years. Marie-Laure is a blind French girl who is living inContinue reading “Book #18 – All the Light we Cannot See”
Book #15 – Auntie’s War: The BBC during WW2
Prompt – A book about a subject you know nothing about – whilst I know a lot about WW2, I know very little about the BBC and its role in the war. Medium – Audiobook About the Book – Edward Stourton writes (and reads the audiobook) about the role of the BBC in WW2, startingContinue reading “Book #15 – Auntie’s War: The BBC during WW2”
Book #12 – Corsets to Camouflage
Prompt – A book by or about a journalist. Medium – Book About the book – Kate Adie is an award-winning journalist, who was Chief News Correspondent for the BBC and has reported from war zones across the world. In this book, she looks at the progress made by women in uniform primarily in theContinue reading “Book #12 – Corsets to Camouflage”
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