Prompt – The First book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed. Medium – Book About the Book – The true story of a MI5 agent who worked with Fifth Columnists during WW2, Robert Hutton tells the story of Eric Roberts, code-named Agent Jack. Roberts operated within England during the Second World War,Continue reading “Book #26 – Agent Jack”
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Book #23 – The Bronze Horseman
Prompt – A book with gold, silver or bronze in the title. Medium – Audiobook (full disclosure, I listened to 23/30 hours of the book – see below!) About the Book – The first in a trilogy of books, this book by Paullina Simons is set in WW2 Russia, commencing at the start of 1941Continue reading “Book #23 – The Bronze Horseman”
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”
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