WWII
Netflix mailing envelope for May 2014
Lately, many of the books I am reading seem to have one thing in common. They are all set in England in WWII. I am not sure why this theme is so popular right now - perhaps because we truly have reached the end of an era. The last of the original Navajo code talkers passed away last week. Special people, with stories to tell, heroes all, voices now silent. So now it is up to writers and their imaginations to delve into history and bring it to life with their imaginations so that we all might remember. I am fascinated by the richness of both the history and details of daily life that we never learned in school. Maybe there was just too much to teach us everything.
Recommended Reading
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Viewing:
Foyle's War on Acorn TV
On my to be read list:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet ~ Jamie Ford
All the Light We Cannot See ~ Anthony Doerr
Code Talker: The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII ~ Chester Nes & Judith Schiess Avila
