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Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles Amor Towles revisits a character from the wonderful Rules of Civility In the novella Eve in Hollywood , Towles imagines the events following Rules of Civility , which ends also the author of The Lincoln Highway , A Gentleman in Moscow ,  a book I really liked, and Rules of Civility World War II-set historical fiction follows a Jewish resistance fighter and spy through the Warsaw Ghetto But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors.

Amor Towles revisits a character from the wonderful Rules of Civility and also offers multiple New York-set In the novella Eve in Hollywood , Towles imagines the events following Rules of Civility , which ends also the author of The Lincoln Highway , A Gentleman in Moscow ,  a book I really liked, and Rules of Civility

story with a speculative twist, set against the backdrop of the trudging, brutal destruction of World War In The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Arden presents the story of Laura, a combat nurse who is searching for her brother Freddie in the confusion, relentless mud, and grim destruction of the Great War. The slog of fighting and of the horrifyingly deadly war is conveyed with vivid, crushing, uncomfortable

“Civilization is often a task that is only barely managed. Human civilization has built its cities in reaction to the perceived danger from the beasts.

Alice Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War I and the beautiful young men set against each Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors. The wartime mud and trench nightmare, endless slog, relentless death, horrifying gore, and mostly pointless-seeming You might also be interested in these Bossy reviews of books set during World War I .

middle-grade writing collaboration inserts a clever young protagonist into the behind-the-scenes World War I love a World War II story, and in this middle-grade collaborative work by Ruta Sepetys ( Salt to the Steve Sheinkin ( Bomb ), the young protagonist Lizzie Novis becomes an unlikely asset to the British wartime You can find my reviews of other World War II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review

formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath of World War The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by The Great War. The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a The gods' war provides the structure for the book's main conflict, but the story feels primarily focused on everyday, regular-human wartime concerns--with an unlikely-feeling god-war and magical letter-sending When one main character becomes a war correspondent and the other comes to the front, they create a deep I'm imagining that book two will offers glimpses into the gods' war?

England, middle-aged, shy piano tuner Edgar Drake is asked to do something unusual for the British War asked to repair a temperamental piano owned by an eccentric surgeon who has become essential to the war

This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization Experts have long offered warnings about the expected impacts of the ongoing global weather changes and The shadow of real-life global warming and weather changes add to the power of the story, and the touch The way the sea persistently erodes all evidence of civilization kept reminding me of the Talking Heads

Liberals marched for peace, workers' rights, civil rights, and secularism. The Republican Party was (as we saw it) the party of war, big business, racism, and evangelical Christianity

Towles is also the author of Rules of Civility and The Lincoln Highway.

this dragon rider series by Yarros is full of dramaaaaatic teen angst, a cutthroat path to becoming a warrior , bucking expectations, a looming war--and, my favorite element of the story, dragons! Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series, about a war college for dragon But the war is raging, leadership is clearly keeping secrets, and working with the ruthless, deadly dragons indignation at her safety's being doubted when she is clearly out of her element and in danger seems warranted

In the novella Eve in Hollywood, Towles imagines the events following Rules of Civility, which ends with also the author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, a book I really liked, and Rules of Civility

In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization The shadow of real-life global warming and weather changes add to the power of the story, and the touch The way the sea persistently erodes all evidence of civilization kept reminding me of the Talking Heads It's 1926 in London, and recovery from the Great War inspires many in the city to dive into the wild

introduces the little-known real-life figure of librarian Jessie Carson, who traveled from the NYPL to war-torn France and introduced a novelty to communities there during World War I: children's libraries. territory by sending an idealistic, headstrong young librarian from the US to Europe and into a World War In France, Carson not only helps rebuild communities destroyed by war, but along with her ambitious, team of women, establishes something never before seen in France: children's libraries, where kids in war-torn

Wray's story of elderly British sisters who played key roles in fighting the enemy in World War II offers He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited Paris so the sisters may receive Légion d'honneur awards for helping to liberate France during the war It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about Lists Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and Six Books about Brave Female Spies

But when the warden drops him off at home, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm hitched Towles is also the author of A Gentleman in Moscow, which I really liked, and Rules of Civility, which

1920s and builds to the young-adulthood of each of three characters, which are deeply shaped by World War The war and all its deprivations seem relentless, but for Cristabel, there is a strange and guilty thrill the children and the excess of the adults on a secluded English estate, Chilcombe Manor, on to World War The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting For books I've read and reviewed about World War II, click here.

formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath of World War She trains as a psychologist, with a World War I wartime interlude serving as a nurse, before turning The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by The Great War. well as a memoir, This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing, a standalone novel, The White Lady, a World War

The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but whose existence brother is killed in combat before she even ships out, and her parents reject her potential to be a war She faces repeated horrors of war, must find her own inner fortitude, and forges eternal loyalty and When she returns home, she faces anti-war sentiments, the shock of returning to her pre-war life, and The wartime detail as well as the jarring shift to post-war life were exceptional elements.

caused by nefarious magicians) and a less-than-promising beginning (Robin Blyth's first day in his civil

Conflicts between Korea and Japan and war and occupation swirl around them and those within their orbits

which could change basic laws, the thinking around artificial intelligence, and the way the current civilization

ICYMI: The Winter Soldier is a World War I tale full of medical details and lovely, unlikely bonds. Lucius is a young medical student when World War I sweeps across Europe. The details of World War I injuries and methods of treatment were fittingly grim and sometimes gruesome , but Mason's writing is beautiful and evocative, conveying the cold and brutal nature of war and loss , the chilling nature of acts done in coldhearted necessity, and the warm, promising hope of love.

Girls like it sad, with a thousand-yard stare out to the distance as you gaze upon the horrors of war Dartmouth grad Phil Klay's National Book Award winner Redeployment, the author shares short stories about war powerful emotions, troops haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after war

Begin at the End ); I'm listening to In Memoriam , a historical fiction LGBTQ love story set in World War Winn Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam is set during World War But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors. The wartime mud, endless slog, relentless death, and mostly pointless-seeming pushing onward toward mutual You might also be interested in these Bossy reviews of books set during World War I .

relationships, found family, growing up, and balancing two lives, all set against the backdrop of World War That, the Sea tells the story of two families on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean during World War The events of the book occur because of World War II, but the story occurs largely outside of World War might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II or other World War II-set historical fiction books I've reviewed.

Warren digs deeply into the realities of doubting his faith, God, his life’s work, and his vision of Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, His experiences as a neurosurgeon, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended I wondered if his answers would be too easily reached or too pat, but Warren digs deeply into the realities In I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know, Warren

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley In a world of the near future, a young woman is one of many civil

ICYMI: My favorite Kate Quinn books center around strong young women proving their mettle during wartime In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy But I was fascinated by the World War I focus and in many cases the spy details’ basis in reality.

the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War Kristin Hannah's The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but When she returns home, she faces anti-war sentiments, the shock of returning to her pre-war life, and

I was intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets Brody Dern must face his own postwar demons when he confronts Noah Bluestone, a Native American World War I was intrigued at being immersed in post-war, small-town Minnesota, including the dark, dark secrets

Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World War In post-World War I London, female lawlessness in the form of the Forty Elephants gang of women, an offshoot You can click here to find more Bossy reviews of books set in and around World War I.

Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a magical wardrobe is the only way she can reach him. like this, but so far it's an odd mix of everyday, regular-human concerns with an unlikely-feeling god-war curious to find out how it all comes together, as it seems one or both characters are preparing to become war correspondents--and to give the reader glimpses into the god war. 02 To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit

all of those elements and more, unraveling the workings of a family in the South during the Vietnam War , including brothers at odds; as well as complex issues regarding corruption, prison, war, money, power Hart tells a captivating story of broken boys and men, battered by experiences of wartime brutality or the walls; extensive page time spent with a sociopathic serial killer on death row; and a complicated wartime-hinged

Young Flora and her teen sister Hazel were evacuated in 1939 from the bombing and danger in wartime London I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale staggering one and a half million children from London to the countryside and around the world during World War If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and these books set during World War II

books set in space . 02 In Memoriam by Alice Winn Alice Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. But by 1914, World War I is drawing most of these young boys into a swirl of wartime horrors. You might also be interested in these Bossy reviews of books set during World War I . 03 Being Mortal In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath of World War The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by The Great War. the children and the excess of the adults on a secluded English estate, Chilcombe Manor, on to World War The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting

Grodstein tells a poignant, powerful story of the Warsaw Ghetto--of making a life within its prison walls Suzanne recently suggested that I read this book despite my recent feelings that I'm maxed out on World War begins, it's November 1940, and Adam Paskow is one of the thousands of Jews newly imprisoned in the Warsaw You can find many other World War II-set novels I've reviewed here.

Wray's story of elderly British sisters who played key roles in fighting the enemy in World War II offers He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited Paris so the sisters may receive Légion d'honneur awards for helping to liberate France during the war Lists Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and Six Books about Brave Female Spies The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but whose existence

involves historical fiction and time travel; I'm listening to Marie Lu's young adult science fiction book Warcross The Kingdoms is her second book. 02 Warcross by Marie Lu Emika Chen is an orphaned young woman in a futuristic circumstances to become a bounty hunter seeking out those who bet illegally on the worldwide phenomenon Warcross Migrations follows Frannie as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers

Wray's sassy multiple-timeline historical fiction novel about sisters who served pivotal roles in World War He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about

Spence-Ash's historical fiction novel about a young girl straddling two lives during and after World War That, the Sea tells the story of two families on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean during World War World War I is still fresh in everyone's minds, and the circus travels the United States lightening moods A new war looms over the group and Rin's past threatens to catch up with her.

Migrations follows Franny as she travels farther from civilization and safety--and as she considers what

But when the warden drops him off at home, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm hitched Towles is also the author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility. 02 Troubled Blood by Robert

the wolves, and I was interested in McConaghy's exploration of the tensions between wilderness and civilization

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction story that spans World War I and the 1970s, when the first women were admitted into the Naval 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The War Librarian is inspired by the real-life stories of the first female volunteer librarians during World War I, as well as the first women who were accepted into the Naval Academy more than 50 years later.

Rash's newest Appalachian-set novel explores a small town shaken by upended expectations, the Korean War When his best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas in the Korean War, Blackburn promises