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The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills,
Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War by Catherine
Grace Katz
The untold story of the three intelligent and glamorous young
women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference in February
1945, and of the conference’s fateful reverberations in the waning days of
World War II. Tensions during the Yalta Conference in February 1945 threatened
to tear apart the wartime alliance among Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill,
and Joseph Stalin just as victory was close at hand. Catherine Grace Katz
uncovers the dramatic story of the three young women who were chosen by their
fathers to travel with them to Yalta, each bound by fierce family loyalty,
political savvy, and intertwined romances that powerfully colored these crucial
days.
Very interesting and enjoyable. I learned more about WWII. -
KM 5 stars
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States,
Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the
disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of
the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their
fate.
I found this interesting and filled with lots of information,
however, it was not an easy read. - NH 3 stars
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna
Johnston
Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in
his heart. If he borrowed your car, he'd return it washed with a full tank of
gas. The problem is there's nobody left in Fred's life to borrow from. At
eighty-two, he's desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness.
Fred's luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the
place of Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has a roof over his
head, three meals a day, and, most importantly, the chance to be part of a
family again. All he has to do is hope that his poker face is in better shape
than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up. As Fred navigates
life in Bernard's shoes, he learns about the man's past and what it might take
to return a life in better condition than he found it.
Fun and funny, mellow, and sad in parts. An absolutely
delightful feel-good story. - NH 5 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
A Long Fatal Love Chase by
Louisa May Alcott
Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
The Pilgrims And Pocahontas: Rival Myths Of
American Origin by Ann U. Abrams
Remarkably Bright Creatures by
Shelby Van Pelt
Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's
Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and
Flock-Fleecing Frauds by John Fugelsang
New Books
107 Days by Kamala Harris
Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of
Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Angela Buchdahl
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen
Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a
Democracy by Joyce Vance
