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japple

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14. Mrs. E would probably enjoy James McBride's book

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 05:26 PM

Nov 2015

Miracle at St. Anna. There is a movie tie-in with the film directed by Spike Lee. I enjoyed both, but esp. the book.

Also, Mary Doria Russell's book, A Thread of Grace.

Both are set in Italy in WWII.

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What are you reading this week of November 8, 2015? [View all] hermetic Nov 2015 OP

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, hermetic. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #1

I say, Enthusiast hermetic Nov 2015 #6

Thanks for sharing that, hermetic! I like that website. I didn't know of its existence. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #9

"The Lost Girls of Rome," Donato Carrisi, and "Dark Secrets," shenmue Nov 2015 #2

"Strip Jack" Ian Rankin TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #3

Bummer about the Kindle hermetic Nov 2015 #7

Amazon has a free Kindle app for PCs and MACs TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #8

Nice to know, since I have no "device" aside from this old desktop PC. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #10

Finished Andrew Ervin's book, Burning Down George Orwell's House which was japple Nov 2015 #4

A Higher Call sounds awesome hermetic Nov 2015 #5

Hi, japple. I read about the Higher Call event somewhere. What an amazing event. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #11

My father was a WWII US Army veteran, too. He served with the First Special Service japple Nov 2015 #12

The Thomas Childers' book will go on my list. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #13

Mrs. E would probably enjoy James McBride's book japple Nov 2015 #14

PS to add that both of my parents served in the US Army in WWII and they japple Nov 2015 #15

Now that is an unusal twist on the story! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #16

This week I proof-read a novel HeiressofBickworth Nov 2015 #17

Those sound interesting, HeiressofBickworth. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #18