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The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel @GalleryBooks #Historic #WorldWarII #MagicalRealism #Favorite @kristinharmel

Kristin Harmel returns to the blog with a story of magic, possibilities and hope with   The Forest of Vanishing Stars   Having read a few books from this author, I was intrigued by her spin on the facts of a story and the presentation that is reminiscent of a fairy tale to tell a story of hope and survival for victims of the German forces during World War II.  If you’ve ever read a fairy tale in…

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The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel @calleryBooks #FrenchResistence #Forgers #DualTimeline #FavoriteRead @kristinharmel

Kristin Harmel returns to the blog with another story plucked from history and imagination with  

The Book of Lost Names  

The second that I’ve read from this author, and the second dealing with the Occupation of Paris and the Resistance fights against the Germans. Told in two perspectives: that of an eighty-odd year-old Eva and her twenty-year old self, the story begins with a librarian in…

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The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel

The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel @GalleryBooks #Historic #RomanceElements @KristinHarmel

Kristin Harmel comes to the blog today with a new story set in Paris just before and during the Nazi occupation. Please read on for my review of

The Room on Rue Amélie

Encouraged by the synopsis of the book, I was hoping to find a story that brought the different sensibilities of an American, a French Jew and a British RAF pilot into play during the rise of the Nazi’s and the tumult in Paris…

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