A delightful, true to life, series for middle graders...All about a girl named Landry. By Krysten Hager. Get started!

 Books in a series...most of us love them. Young readers, middle readers, and young adult readers love them. Krysten Lindsay Hager is the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series, a clean read young adult series. She also pens the new ​Star Series. Today we talk about the three book True Colors Series,  suitable for ages 10 and up. 

After reading the first book, True Colors I wrote: 

"OMG.   Having taught middle school for 30 years, I can say with some authority that True Colors, by Krysten Lindsay Hager is scarily realistic. The author has an uncanny memory for the middle school years. Her characters speak and act realistically. To adults their obsessions may seem banal, but to middle schoolers, their thoughts, fears, insecurities, and shifting feelings of friendships are the basis of their universe. Hager focuses on this middle school universe in such a way that one begins to wonder if she is still there....is she a middle schooler?

Krysten writes about  friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, middle school and high school, frenemies, modeling, crushes, values, and self-image in True Colors, Best Friends…Forever?, and Landry in Like. 

Krysten is a book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and writes YA, MG, humor essays, and adult fiction. She is originally from Michigan and has lived in Portugal, South Dakota, and currently resides in southwestern Ohio where you can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her favorite shows. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.

If you haven't started the series with your MG'er start with book one, True Colors. Here's my review of the series.

                                    Book 1:  True Colors

OMG. True Colors is scarily realistic!

The main character, Landry, wants to be one of those squealers who runs toward her friends shouting "OMG, do I have news for you" but she is not. She sees her life as BORING. Even when her life takes a positive turn, her low self-esteem continues to plague her. There are several reasons for this; overbearing friends, false friends, parents who are separated but do manage to get together and then fight, and boys. Then there are the BFF's who unfriend and refriend at the slightest perceived slight. They, too, are middle schoolers going through their own angst.

Then there's THE HAIR! Beautiful, long silky hair, but Landry does not see it that way. How often have I seen girls behaving like Landry, crying about their hair, and changing their hairstyles between classes....even in class if the teacher is distracted.

Honestly, I felt as if I were back at my middle school post watching girls who I knew would grow up to be fine, but who needed support for the moment as they came and went through my classroom and my life. My only negative concern is very petty. I think the girls acted more like the seventh graders I've known than eighth graders. Eighth graders are usually getting their act together a little more than Landry and her friends. But who knows, in the sequel, they might just reach that eighth grade level of maturity.

I was gifted this book by the author for an honest review. I can honestly recommend this book. I think middle school girls will see themselves and their friends in many of the characters.

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Book 2: Best Friends... Forever?

Landry Albright hopes the new year will start off in an amazing way—instead she has to deal with more frenemy issues, boy drama, and having most of her besties make the cheerleading squad without her. Suddenly, it seems like all anyone can talk about is starting high school next year—something she finds terrifying. 

Again I ask: Is this author still in middle school? She is so good at capturing those girls! Yikes.

                                 Book 3: Landry in Like

 Things seem to be going well in Landry Albright’s world—she has been invited to be on local talk shows to talk about her modeling career, her best friends have her back, and her boyfriend Vladi has becoming someone she can truly count on…and then everything changes. Suddenly it seems like most of the girls in school are into hanging out at a new teen dance club, while Landry just wants to spend her weekends playing video games and baking cupcakes at sleepovers. Then, Yasmin McCarty, the most popular girl in school, starts to come between Landry’s friendship with Ashanti. Things take a turn when Yasmin tells Vladi that Landry is interested in another boy. Can Landry get her relationships with Ashanti and Vladi back or will she be left out and left behind?  

Again, I feel as if I am back in middle school overhearing my students's lament about their lives.

Check out the effective book trailer for book three: 

Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CsGREKFQco&feature=youtu.be

Interested in purchasing, it's easy: 

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Landry-Like-Landrys-True-Colors-ebook/dp/B01AL6AUA2/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Landry-Like-Landrys-True-Colors-ebook/dp/B01AL6AUA2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453196883&sr=8-2&keywords=krysten+hager

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/landry-in-like-krysten-lindsay-hager/1123253456?ean=2940157767242

Nook UK: http://www.nook.com/gb/ebooks/landry-in-like-by-krysten-lindsay-hager/2940157767242

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/landry-in-like

Itunes/ibooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/landry-in-like/id1076225388?mt=11

Author bio: Krysten Lindsay Hager is the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series, a clean reads young adult series and the new ​Star Series. Krysten writes about  friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, middle school and high school, frenemies, modeling, crushes, values, and self-image in True Colors, Best Friends…Forever? And Landry in Like, as well as in, Next Door to a Star (Star Series). Her sequel to Next Door to a Star will be out March 22 2016.

Krysten is a book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and writes YA, MG, humor essays, and adult fiction. She is originally from Michigan and has lived in Portugal, South Dakota, and currently resides in southwestern Ohio where you can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her favorite shows. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.

The author, Krysten Lindsay Hager is easily accessible should anyone wish to get in touch with her: 

Website: http://www.krystenlindsay.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/krystenlindsay

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Krysten-Lindsay-Hager/e/B00L2JC9P2/

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/krystenlindsay/

Coco Schumann's memoir, "The Ghetto Swinger: A Berlin Jazz Legend Remembers", is marvelous.

Book Review  "A LEGENDARY MUSICIAN'S JOURNEY 
FROM NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS 

TO A LIFE OF MUSICAL BRILLIANCE."

Born in 1924 to Jewish and Protestant parents, Heinz Jakob "Coco "Schumann survived not one but three Nazi concentration camps. As a young man, Coco began playing illegally in jazz clubs in his teenage years in Nazi Berlin. The blond haired, blued-eyed young man passed undetected as Jewish until 1943, when he was arrested and deported to the concentration camp Theresienstadt. (Terezin).

Just as it played an important part in his life outside the camps, music played an important part of Coco's life in the camps, especially in Terezin which Hitler and the Nazis used to stage an unrealistic picture of what went on in the camps. Artists, poets, musicians, etc were sent to Terezin and able to escape the death camps until they were of no more use to the Nazis. While in Terezin Coco played with the  "The Ghetto Swingers" a jazz band organized in camp and used for propaganda purposes. The band can be seen in the infamous Nazi propaganda film Theresienstadt: A Documentary Film about the Jewish Resettlement which was filmed at the camp. The Ghetto Swingers included pianist Martin Roman, Kurt Gerron, clarinetist Bedrich "Fritz" Weiss, and guitarist Coco Schumann. Roman and Schumann survived, Gerron and Weiss did not.

After Terezin Coco was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He vividly describes his haunting arrival at the camp and the life that followed. He arrived in January of 1945, and again his skills as a musician saved his life. He survived day-by-day as a musician forced to play for the SS, for corrupt and sadistic guards and for his fellow prisoners as they streamed into the gas chambers.

Ultimately he was sent to a remote satellite camp for Dachau where once again music helped him survive.   But musicians need instruments and musician- prisoners often had to improvise. One such occasion involved Coco and a fellow prisoner.

"I clung to my life. Music helped me here, too. Word spread quickly that I was a musician. A prisoner who was in the Aussenkommandos (exterior work detail), laying cables and working on farms had discovered an old, derelict guitar in a barn. He managed to slip a bar of margarine out of the kitchen, and the next day the prisoner asked the farmer whether he would like to trade. He smuggled the big thing (guitar) thing past the guards into camp--unbelievable. Unfortunately it did not have strings on it. This same prisoner got hold of some pieces of cable. I removed the insulation, tensioned them and tighten the cables. I was able to bring the guitar back to life, and it didn't sound too bad.."

While in this satellite camp, he contracted spotted fever, and was forced on what was to be a death march to Innsbruck. Coco, however, is still with us today because an American battalion intercepted this march and liberated them. At the moment of liberation he looked up to see a Protestant preacher standing and crying over him and praying for him. His freedom had arrived.

How can a memoir about a Jewish man's imprisonment in, not one but three, Nazi concentration camps be marvelous?

Because of the beauty of the writing, the presentation of an indomitable spirit, and the joy of life that shines through even at the coldest of moments. This memoir is a tribute to those who made it through the Nazi years, and most assuredly a tribute to those who did not. For this we need to thank not only Coco Schumann but also his collaborators Marx Christian Graeff and Michaela Hass and translator, John Howard.

Coco, not unlike thousands of others, did not talk of his years in the hands of the Nazis for many years. It was only in the 1980's that he began to tell his story in Europe. It has only recently been told in English. The Ghetto Swinger was published in January 2016 by Doppel House Press.

The book should be of great interest to scholars interested in this time in history, to the Jewish population who will probably be familiar with WWII stories from their own families, and to anyone who likes non-fiction that serves to better mankind. It should also be studied by musicians interested in Jazz from the early 1940's in Germany to the 1990's internationally for after his liberation Coco traveled the world and played with the best musicians and singers of his time. He even was the first to play the electric guitar on stage in Germany.

I feel honored to have been given this book by NetGalley.

                                  Available both hardcover and Kindle, possibly other epublications.

The magic of Barbara Taylor Bradford

Love, lies, loyalty and mysteries, all well told. That is a hallmark of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Her many fans will not be disappointed in her latest novel, The Cavendon Women.  The Swanns and Inghams, first introduced in Cavendon Hall,  again come to life under Bradford's skillful pen. Think Upstairs Downstairs, think Downton Abby.

The time period is 1926 to 1929 and problems abound for all during those years. Will the strong bonds between the two families be enough to hold them together?  The setting again focused mainly on Cavendon Hall which is beautifully and fully described. Likewise, the fashions of the day come to life for the reader.

Beyond these beautifully written passages, one reads the dialogue between the characters. Here, I felt, Ms. Bradford fell short. The conversations between the characters are so very simplistically written. Surely the characters have more depth than portrayed in this novel. 

Still, it was a good fireside read for a winter weekend and I heartily recommend it to Ms. Bradford's fans. If you wish to introduce someone to this author, I suggest you go back and start with her wonderful  A Woman of Substance.  

I received my copy directly from the published in exchange for an honest review. 

What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross

This is a book about maternal need, motherly love, and unimaginable loss.. Two mothers, one child, so many lies and secrets.

When my daughter was about three years old, I read a book on child abduction. I was an emotional wreck for months and I vowed to never read another book on the subject. For over 40 years I kept that pledge. Then along came What Was Mine. For some unknown reason, the materials that came with this book did not leave me weak with fear or unable to continue. This promised to be a story of child abduction that, perhaps, I could read.

I read the book in two days. It was interesting, not overly emotional, and beacause it was simply told in all the best ways, a fast read. It was a book about a seemingly unforgivable act, but after 21 years could the unforgivable actually be forgiven? By some, perhaps, but, as in real life, not by all.

Lucy, one of our mothers, never meant to commit a crime, but she did.
Marilyn, our other mother never meant to lose the treasure adored by herself and her husband, but she did. Lives changed, worlds came apart, and worlds came together.

The beauty of this book is the changing points of views. It was good to get into Lucy's mind, Marilyn's heart, and Mia/Natalie's head. It was good to learn to care about the three major characters through their feelings. I think this made the resolution, or non-resolution, more acceptable.

I don't want to give the story away, so suffice it to say there is a baby abduction that goes unsolved for 21 years, then suddenly through actions of the abductor, the crime is solved. So often the story would end here, but it did not. The action continues long enough for us to see how this crime and the solving of it affected the baby, who is a baby no longer. She now has the chance to make some decisions, to decide for herself what is and is not forgivable.

There is no happy, group hug solution. Neither is there a 'thank goodness, she's finally getting what she deserves' solution, but the child, the one most affected has the power to decide the outcome of this crime. How will she decide? Will she choose one over the other? Will she walk away from both and get on with her life.

This was an unexpectedly good read. I recommend it.
I received an ebook of this novel from New Galley.

THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND......Delilghtful, fun reading that reminds us of why we have read certain books.

Delightful. Delightful. Delightful!
I loved this book!

{Discloser: I first read this book as an e-book. Recently I received a review copy of the January 2016 paperback edition. I was happy to renew my acquaintance with the characters in this fun book.}

My review:
Sara loves books. Sara hates her mundane life in Sweden. Sara's dearest friend is her pen pal Amy, a single elderly lady living in Broken Wheel, Iowa. Broken Wheel is a sad broken town with little to recommend it except its characters, er...residents. What a group!

Sara saves her money and accepts pen pal Amy's invitation to visit Broken Wheel. The fun begins upon her arrival which happens on the day of Amy's funeral...oh my, what to do?

Sara has a visa for 2 months and finds that she doesn't want to return home.  The town jumps in and works feverishly to help her remain for that time or even longer. That is, after all, "what Amy would want."

It was through their mutual love of books that they became pen pals. Amy was a book collector; Sara, much younger, a book lover.  Everyone and everything in the book is related to literature, to books most of us have read. I loved that.

 Sara has magically 'inherited' anything that was Amy's, but doesn't feel it is truly hers. It belongs, she feels, to the town which Amy loved and which loved her in return. What to do? Open a bookstore in one of the vacant buildings in 'downtown' Broken Wheel using Amy's many books as stock, of course.

Certainly, something needs to be done to help Broken Wheel which is dying quickly, but a book store? One problem, now that Amy is dead, is that NO ONE in Broken Wheel reads or wants to read. As a former indie book store owner in a small town, I know that can be a huge problem. Never, fear. Sara is determined!

This book is a great character study for we get to know almost every character in town and Sara works feverishly to connect them to a piece of literature, to introduce them to the wonderful world of reading. This determination on Sara's part and the resistance on the townspeople's part is charmingly humorous. You'll love sad, scruffy George reading Kinsella's books, and Jen being introduced to Idgie because they are both strong women.

It took me a couple of chapters to become involved with the characters, but once that happened, I couldn't put it down. I loved the development of the characters and the rebirth of the town. At times, one storyline or another is drawn out a little too long, but those instances are minimal.

Mixed with the character development is a hint at many issues causing dissention in today's society. There is nothing heavy handed here and the issues are handled beautifully.

Finally, there is Tom. Sara's biggest challenge.

                "Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen..."

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend  was written by  Katarina Bivalk, a Swedish author who lives outside of Stockholm and grew up working part-time in a bookshop. Obviously, she had time to do a lot of reading, and we are the beneficiaries of her passion. This is her first novel. I hope it will not be her last.

I recommend The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend to those who love soft, easy reading. It is not quite a chick-lit, but close. Read it and see if any of your favorite books are mentioned, many are.

What other say:

"The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is one of the more surprisingly improbable and delightful books I've read in years.  What begins as an unlikely international friendship based on a mutual love of books becomes a sweet and soulful discovery of America.  Quirky, unpredictable, funny, and fresh – a wonderful book." - Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and Beneath the Bonfire

"Heartwarming and utterly charming...will captivate fans of ...Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry." Library Journal, Starred Review

"This classic fish-out-of-water story will steal your heart. It's smart, sweet, absorbing and endearing, just like the town of Broken Wheel. It's a story for everyone who believes in the magic of books to enlighten, heal and restore. A treat for readers everywhere!" - Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of Starlight on Willow Lake

Join us, read and enjoy The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.

Books As Gifts. Delightful!

 

 Happy Holidays, let's read!

December in our family means lots of celebrating. Three birthdays, an anniversary, New Years Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and close friends who celebrate Chanukah. Those are just the gift giving occasions. As a writer, reviewer, and former owner of an indie bookstore, little wonder that books as gifts fill my mind. First a repeat of my Christmas story, then some suggestions. Enjoy and leave your suggestions either below or on my facebook page. Please share, tweet, etc. the blog if you wish.

 I first published this in December 2014. I am updating with new thoughts and books for 2015.

When I was growing up, there were always books for Christmas. My parents taught me the value of reading very early in my life. From my first memories, I can recall being read to by one or the other of them. Books were always around the house, and Dad was a prolific reader.

 

When I entered first grade, no pre-k or kindergarten then, I quickly became an avid reader for myself. By fourth grade I had read every book in our elementary school library, mostly biographies of American heroes.  Thank goodness that after fourth grade the local library was on the bus route and even within walking distance when necessary.

 

But it was at Christmas that I received the seeds of a family tradition and added to my list of books read. I discovered early on that my Mom listened closely to my ramblings about books I wanted to read. She would then rush out and buy them for Christmas. They would quickly be hidden away, or so my folks thought.

 

I discovered the hiding places and would sneak the books out and read them. After putting them back I would casually say something to the fact that "Oh, Joanne's mother bought her such and such, and such and such, etc, and she let me read them." A little later I would mention other books I wanted to read, the list was as endless as it is now, and Mom would dispose of the read books and put more in their place. Some Christmases this pattern could be repeated 2,3 or even 4 times.

 

I was well into high school when it stopped and I never learned if she had a 'deal' with the local bookstore, or if those books went under someone else's tree through the church or work gift collections. I always felt that I had outsmarted my parents.

 

Years later, my Mother casually let it slip that she and Dad knew exactly what I was doing, and they helped perpetuate the myth. Perhaps that would explain why they started buying and hiding the books immediately after Thanksgiving.

 

They also helped start a family tradition, for everyone in my family knows they will have a book or books under the Christmas tree. When our daughter married, we were told that it wasn't necessary to buy our new son-in-law a book because, well, you know... He received a book and has for the past 23 Christmases, and some birthdays! No complaints.

The same story with our daughter-in-law. "Not that much of a reader," she said. Now, 14 years later, she feels free to give me lists of titles she wants to read. She now has some favorite authors that I know will always be well received.

This year, I actually ask for suggestions. From my daughter-in-law came the following:

A Girl Like You (Maria Geraci)

The Boyfriend of the Month Club (Maria Geraci)

Loveable, Liveable Home (Sherry Petersik)

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
(Where is the new Nicholas Sparks? Unusual for it not to be there. Perhaps she has read it and forgot to mention it to me.)

My daughter sent the following: "I would really like a copy of Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In." A later she added The Rocksburg Railroad Murders which I found on line for several thousand dollars. Santa is still laughing.
(Where is the new John Grisham. Unusual for it not to be there. Perhaps she has read it and forgot to mention it to me.)

  

From a second grade granddaughter came Judy Moody "Mood Martian" (Megan McDonald) and

Judy Moody "Goes to College" (Megan McDonald)

 

One 12 year old granddaughter really wants Will Grayson, Will Grayson. I'm not sure I'm ready to give her that book just yet even though I hear it is a wonderful book. "But my cousin has already read it and said it's great," she explained to me.

From a second 12 year old granddaughter, the reader in the family, came this mind boggling list. The list went on for 28 titles!
She seems to really want a book or two by Cassandra Clare. I have a lot of  'checking out the books'  to do before Christmas.

·        Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, The Heir by Kiera Cass

·        Death Cure by James Dashner, The Kill Order by James Dashner

·        We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach.  City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare,  City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

·        Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell...

    Oh those men! Our grandson, sons, and son-in-law are leaving the selections in my hands. Thanks, fellas! Here are a couple of items I'm considering for them.  



        

 

        

This book, based upon an actual cattle drive,     
has won many awards.  

  



 

 

In that vein, here are some books that would make great Christmas, birthday, anniversary and Hanukkah gifts. Some I have reviewed on this site, some I have not. Most of these are not from the best seller list, but great reads just the same. Let's also help other writers develop a fan base.

 

I am hoping for this one for Christmas or my birthday!!!
Love Burt!

Happy Holidays to all.

 

In celebration of his
100th birthday this month.

 

Very interesting and full of new information.

 

 

 

     

                                       

The Lost Wife: This is an absolute jewel of a book for WWII historical fiction fans!! Beautifully written, history driven, with a wonderful love story. I see book clubs having insightful discussions about the book.


Incommunicado: December 8th, the day after the day that will live in infamy, is the day that begins this story of a young girl coming to terms with a war within the war - the day a town turns on its leading citizen. The most bullied girl in town, her genius-brother, a weak-kneed priest and a dopy bloodhound join forces to right a wrong in a time when if you looked like the enemy, you were the enemy.



      "Aside from bootleggers, moonshine runners, crooked cops, human trafficking and copperhead snakes, it's a heartwarming family story."

 

 

 Go to Gortner's home page and select any of his books.

 

 

 

Can't miss with Susan!
This is one of my favorites.

 

Another Gortner.

American historical fiction.

WWII American historical fiction.
See my review in yesterday's BlogSpot.

 

Beautifully written. WWII France.   

                 

The wonderful history of
the 10th Mountain
Division, U.S. Army WWII



ANY book by Mary Balogh!
Check out her series,
but only if you have lots of tea or
wine, chocolate, and time!

  


MORE GREAT BOOKS!     


Get Jeff's complete
Civil War battle
series.

It is either a 'must have' or a
'what is she thinking'?

 

      

Lovely, lovely book.

     

Because someone in our
family was once a
Bunco Babe.

Can't go wrong with Bracewell if you
 are a historical fiction fan of the era she is writing about.

         

From the Old and New Testaments.
Elegantly presented.

 

A fun, beautiful retelling of "I Know
An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
Illustrated with the world's best
known artworks refashioned.

 

 

    


 

 

                                       

 

  Beautifully written Scottish history.

                             The author lives in the Scottish borders.  

 

                                              

                                        Award winning with a strong female protagonist.

 

 Finally, allow me to include my latest. WWII, historical fiction featuring the 10th Mountain Ski Troops of the U.S. Army. Others can be found at Amazon, Julia Faye Smith. Thanks, and
happy holidays.

Twilight of Memory

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Tears of grief, magical spring water, and hope. Can they blend? Read Weeping Women Springs for the answer.

Weeping Women Springs

Blurb from the book: "Tears of grief dilute magical Spring waters…

Hope Springs has a secret–the waters mysteriously uplift the spirits of whoever drinks them. When the town’s young men depart to fight in WWII, tragedy strikes. Grief dilutes the waters unique effects, and hiding the village away from the world may provide shelter from the pain—but at what cost? Preoccupied with honoring their loved ones’ memories, five shattered women struggle to gather strength to overcome their loss, and find hope again."

 

Readers of this novel by Tamara Eaton will get to know the setting as Weeping Women Springs, but it was not always such. For years the happy but secretive place was Hope Springs, a community of hope and happiness, and a special spring.

12/08/2015: On this, the day after we commemorate the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we remember the destruction and loss of life that day brought to the lovely island paradise, but do we also stop to think of the destruction and grief the day spread across America? Weeping Women Springs brings that grief and destruction vividly to life.

This is a novel built around dealing with grief, forging a new, exceptional life, and finally facing fears and moving on with life. It is a gentle WWII novel. The battle scenes do not intrude, but the grief brought about by those battles intrudes and influences.

Webster defines 'weeping springs' as a spring that discharges water slowly. In this novel, I see the spring as a symbol of life and healing. For the women of Weeping Spring life moves slowly after the war starts and healing trickles in ever so slowly.

The book is beautifully written, easy to read, and moves along quickly. As the five women around whom the novel is built forge a new life, a new community, and a new way of dealing with grief, some may consider the book alternative history. I see the alternative, but only in the way the women deal with the real life horrors of history, not in WWII history itself.

I highly recommend this book for readers who like history in small doses, women who are vulnerable but strong, and who like to think of how things might have been. I was given my copy by the author, but I would have read and enjoyed the book, and written this review even if purchased. You won't be disappointed.

Learn more about the author at the following sites:
Website: http://tamaraeatonnovels.weebly.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TamaraEatonNovels

Twitter: https://twitter.com/literarytamara

Purchase the book at: http://www.amazon.com/Weeping-Women-Springs-Tamara-Eaton/dp/0692534180