January 27, 2019
January 27th is International
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Meme from theisraelproject.org. In addition to the six million Jews, there were approximately five million others killed by the Nazis – gypsies, homosexuals, people with mental or physical disabilities, Jehovah’s Witnesses, resistance fighters, Poles and other Slavic peoples.
Those of us who read WW11 Historical Fiction have stories of the Holocaust burned into our hearts. On this day of remembrance, here are a few of the WW11 books I’ve read (titles are links to my blog or goodreads reviews or affiliate Amazon links):
From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P Kierman
The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Soldier’s Wife by Margaret Leroy
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel
White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey
What titles can you add? I thought of adding Sarah’s Key, but I didn’t actually read it because I saw the movie. I know it’s a favorite for many histfic readers.
Do you see any favorite titles?
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Wow I didn’t now that statistic that’s jaw dropping!
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Lovely. I’d like to share this on my weekly recap.
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Thanks!
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Thanks for including me! 😘
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This is a very sad statistic. Thank you for sharing. I never realized it would be 11 years 😦
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I think this statistic includes everyone (Jewish people and others) who died because of the Holocaust……Incomprehensible in its scope and tragedy 💔
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Thank you so much! 😘 your list of links is impressive! Great effort! 🙌
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