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The Women by Kristin Hannah

August 23, 2024 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I have never actually read any Kristin Hannah before but this was the selection for the month for a book club I am in – I know The Nightingale was very popular at one point but I think I just hit the point of wondering how many more World War II novels we needed right around the time it came out? But I also get the the appeal – because World War II, at least from an American perspective, is one that is easy to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, History Tagged With: kristin hannah, nurses, Vietnam war, Women's History

Jen K's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, History · Tags: kristin hannah, nurses, Vietnam war, Women's History ·
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Wonder No More, This Book is Good!

March 14, 2017 by Julie Leave a Comment

The wonder mentioned in the title is a young girl named Anna who lives in a small village in Ireland and has reportedly not eaten any food for four months.  The protagonist is a widowed English nurse, trained by Florence Nightingale, who comes to the village as an impartial judge to examine the claims of the village.  The nurse is judgmental of the poverty of the Irish village and skeptical of the community’s claim that this girl is somehow getting nourishment from God. Lib the […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: Book Club Reads, emma donoghue, Fiction, Ireland, nurses, Religion

Julie's CBR9 Review No:8 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: Book Club Reads, emma donoghue, Fiction, Ireland, nurses, Religion ·
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