This was my first time reading from this author. Really liked her writing style. The book was humorous and very serious at times. Two women who own a bakery get involved in shenanigans that put them in very dire situations - but in this book they overcame the obstacles they were faced with and found a twist of an outcome.

This sprawling novel tells the tale of two WWII Australian POWs who develop an unlikely friendship. The novel won awards for its portrayal of how war affects the men who are forced to participate and the families that have to cope with their deep scars after the war. It was vaguely reminiscent of Steinbeck in its descriptions of the hard scrabble settings of the Australian country. I was glad to have learned about this acclaimed author.

Good book! Had me interested

Enjoyed this WWII historical fiction with 2 timelines following the story of a forger who helped change names of Jewish children and helped them escape France to Switzerland.

Incredible true story of a half Japanese/half Korean man who was born in Japan in poverty. He and his family were convinced (with many lies) to move to North Korea to have a better life. They ended living in worse conditions barely or not surviving. The author through crazy traumatic experiences managed to escape North Korea so he could go to Japan to work and send money to his family so they would not starve to death. His journey was unbelievably brave and horribly sad. I respect that he was able to share his experience and the truth of what happens in North Korea. A tragic life story Written beautifully.

Probably one of my favorite books of all times. Fourth wing takes you through a war college with Dragons! Yarros has twists and turns throughout the book as you never know if they are a true friend or pho. As you dive deeper into this world you see more and more between the drama of the characters to the politics of the world you have immersed yourself in.

Venin are among us and take who we least expect. When true love is worth more to you than your own soul you know you are in deep water. Friends die and enemies who you thought were dead are not. War college gets dismantled and the real revelations begin.

many books about institutionalization try to take a side on either institutionalization or deinstitutionalization - this book walks the line between both - emphasizing the major failures of both, because the reality is that both failed in catastrophic ways. finished this one on July 11th.

The pace of this book was slow and for a missing persons case, it lacked any suspense or drama.

Bittersweet—-Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. The cruelty of societal racism (especially by the very wealthy) that the characters had to bear was painfully sad to read, but the simple joys in life that they held onto and finding home” was heartwarming. Morrison was able tell the story in a beautiful poetic way.