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Donna Cowan

From Donna's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Donna loves this book

It not only set out the era, culture & scene of what was happening, but it took me along through the descriptions of emotions & applied each sense in a logical order they're used for deduction and conclusion reasoning. It wasn't just reading of words or mental exercise... I was there, with her.... sleuthing, running, hiding, aiming, whatever she was doing - I felt, saw, smelled it! I couldn't wait for the next book.... & the next & next!!!

By Susan Elia MacNeal ,

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4 authors picked Mr. Churchill's Secretary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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BARRY AWARD WINNER • Heralding the arrival of a brilliant new heroine, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it.

“With any luck, the adventures of red-haired super-sleuth Maggie Hope will go on forever. . . . Taut, well-plotted, and suspenseful, this is a wartime mystery to sink your teeth into.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code

London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Colin Whittemore Author Of Taught by Dogs

From Colin's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Colin Whittemore Why Colin loves this book

Helmsley is a lovely small Yorkshire town nestling between the Yorkshire Dales and The Yorkshire Moors. The author is its vicar. He tells of the lives of the people who fall into his care as he goes about his pastoral calling. He evidences the old-fashioned approach to the job of a rural minister. A breath of fresh air, reminding us of what 'being called' is really all about. It was fun and serious, all at the same time, leaving one thinking ... .

By David Wilbourne ,

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1 author picked Shepherd of Another Flock as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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'Shh, new vicar might be listening . . .'

As the newly appointed Vicar of Helmsley, David was looking forward to working in this picturesque market town, set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Admittedly the vicarage, which dated back to the twelfth century, was extremely cold and damp. And not all of his parishioners were impressed by his new-fangled ways. But with the help of the irrepressible Father Bert, a retired cleric and one-time Tail End Charlie, David set about winning over the townsfolk.

There was Lord Feversham, the local landowner who at times bore an unnerving resemblance to Henry…


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Colin Whittemore Author Of Taught by Dogs

From Colin's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Colin's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Colin Whittemore Why Colin loves this book

I wanted to know about the story (history) of France, from early times through to my own era. John Julius Norwich told me in the most refreshing and readable of styles. This was his last book I think, so he just let himself be himself. The result is that you become fond of this wise old man telling you the stories you did not know you needed to know. His love of France comes through too, which I am sure will help readers in both France and England understand his style. Such a delight to be educated! And, as well as being well entertained I learned exactly what I originally looked for.

By John Julius Norwich ,

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1 author picked A History of France as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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John Julius Norwich―called a “true master of narrative history” by Simon Sebag Montefiore―returns with the book he has spent his distinguished career wanting to write, A History of France: a portrait of the past two centuries of the country he loves best.

Beginning with Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters―Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc and Marie Antionette, to name a few―as Norwich chronicles France’s often violent, always fascinating history. From the French Revolution―after which neither France, nor the world, would be the same…


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Trusting Her Duke by Arietta Richmond,

A Duke with rigid opinions, a Lady whose beliefs conflict with his, a long disputed parcel of land, a conniving neighbour, a desperate collaboration, a failure of trust, a love found despite it all.

Alexander Cavendish, Duke of Ravensworth, returned from war to find that his father and brother had…

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Amy Calhoun

From Amy's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Amy loves this book

I've read a ton about World War II but this is the first one I had read about the ghetto living. I loved seeing the character in the future and in the past and all the twist and turns the plot took.

By Lisa Barr ,

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3 authors picked The Goddess of Warsaw as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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USA TODAY BESTSELLER

“Utterly gripping. . . a transformative and immersive story so powerful and captivating that I could not put it down. . . . Truly one of the best books I’ve read.”—Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Lisa Barr's new historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw, gifts the reader with jaw-dropping moments worthy of a Tarantino film, a story that could not be more timely, and a heroine whose ferocity and valor knows no bounds.”—Natalie Jenner, author of the instant international bestseller The Jane Austen Society

The Goddess of Warsaw is an enthralling tale of…


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