Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, is a moving story of two sisters in
occupied France during World War II. Life during wartime could be horrible for
those in battle, but what was it like for those not in the direct line of fire?
An emotional story of three women, an American journalist in London,
the postmistress of a small town in Cape Cod, and the wife of the town doctor,
whose lives intertwine as World War II begins.
After leaving Scotland, Charlotte meets and falls in love with an RAF
pilot. When he is lost over occupied France, she volunteers to join the
Resistance to find him.
Berlin, 1943. With her husband away in the army, Sigurd’s life is tense
and difficult, but she has a secret, a Jewish lover. As the war continues, she
is drawn ever deeper into the struggle to survive and what it means to those
involved.
Nineteen
years old and fluent in French, Marian Sutro is recruited by the British to
work in German-occupied France as a saboteur. Her mission: go to Paris and
convince an old flame, an atomic physicist, to work for the Allies.
Sent to Provence to care for her husband’s ailing grandfather, Lisette
discovers he is the owner of a fabulous art collection. Her husband hid the
paintings before being sent to the front. As the Germans move in, she must find
a way to protect the priceless works of art.
Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran
Have you been wondering what’s going on with the weather? Here it is, mid-July, and it still feels like Spring. Some of us might not mind the cooler temperatures, but it's supposed to be hot and muggy. After all, it's summer in the city! So, is it global warming? Whether you agree or not with this theory, it is worth
looking into.
We are a patient people, as shown by the long waiting
lists at libraries for a recently re-discovered book manuscript. In the mid-1950s, before To Kill a Mockingbird was published, Harper Lee had written Go Set a Watchman. The events take place two decades after
the original story. In this new book, Scout returns to her father’s home in Maycomb,
Alabama in the midst of social and political turbulence. The town and many of the same characters appear, but now Scout arrives home, a child no more, and sees everything with new eyes. 
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