When an excursion throws her into the path of a revolutionary National Guardsman, Théodore Fournier, her destiny is forever changed. She gives up her life of luxury to join in the fight for a Paris of the People. She opens a small bakery with the hopes of being a vital boon to the ...
Rites of Spring: the Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age by Modris Eksteins It's been more than 100 years since World War I ended, but there is still very little consensus about what caused it, or what its consequences were. HistorianJonathan Bofftalks us through the latest books ...
The Eastern Front is the second book in British military historian Nick Lloyd's trilogy about the First World War (the first book was about the Western Front). The book is around 500 pages long but it's highly readable. In it, Lloyd looks at the 'greater' Eastern front: from Riga in...
The Revolutionary War Seen through British Eyes; Myths Slashed, Record Set straight?(BOOKS)
The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly Publishing: Feb 18, 2025 The author of the "enthralling" (Woman's World)The Lost English Girlreturns with a heartfelt new novel about estranged sisters who inherit their late mother's dress shop in World War II London. ...
One of if not the best depiction of New York City and its inhabitants during the lead up to and the opening salvo of the American Revolutionary War. From back cover: Published in 1972, “E.J. Kahn, Jr. says of Under the Guns: ”‘A painstaking, illuminating re-creation of Revolutionary...
His accumulation of power is for the purpose of advancing knowledge and addressing the world’s problems, right? It’s only when you look at the big picture that it all feels off. I’m not sure how I feel about the book’s ending but there was a lot to enjoy along the way. Romney...
How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music by Alison Fensterstock (editor) The quality and range of audiobooks has exploded in recent years and books with 'multi-voice' performances—where it can feel as if you're right here, in the middle of the action—are amongst th...