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book cover for The Seventh of December: The Czarina's Necklace

Review - The Seventh of December by Garrick Jones

My rating: * * * * *

Australian Tommy is a world-class violinist and speaks several European languages fluently, but to support his ailing mother, Tommy and his fraternal twin brother Michael join the army. Both become involved in army intelligence, and by the time of the Battle of Britain, Tommy is a senior officer in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). At a rare evening out at a friend’s salon, Tommy is introduced to Henry, an American soldier attached to the U.

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book cover for Dublin Bay

Review - Dublin Bay by John Patrick

My rating: * * * * *

James is a seventeen-year-old working-class Irish man just out of school and looking for his first job. He's picking mussels from Dublin Bay one day to feed his family when he spots another young man his age on the dock. James is mesmerized by the blond youth, Otto, who also seems attracted to James. Otto is German, and he and his father are on the dock seeing off Otto's mother.

Tags: WWII