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3.5 Stars • "The Lost Vintage" by Ann Mah follows Kate Elliott, a sommelier studying for the Master of Wine test, who returns to her family's vineyard in Burgundy. While there, she uncovers a hidden cellar containing a cache of wine, along with belongings of an aunt she never knew existed, Hélène Marie Charpin, who was a teenager during the Nazi occupation. ⬇️

suvata The novel delves into the secrets of Kate's family history, the realities of life during World War II, and the choices people, especially women, had to make. It offers an intimate look into the wine-making process, French culture, and the impact of the past on the present. 4d

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The Paris Dressmaker | Kristy Cambron

I loved this book! Get this while you can…

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TheBookHippie

Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal | Howard Zinn

Decoration Day .. The holiday which we now commemorate as Memorial Day has its origins in the immediate years after the Civil War, when late-May rituals of remembrance and decoration of veterans‘ graves emerged and evolved spontaneously and separately in both the North and the South.⬇️

TheBookHippie Given the prominent role played by the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) in the official adoption of the holiday in the North in the later 19th century, a rather divided commemoration continued all the way up to World War I, which united the nation in remembrance, and widened its circle to encompass American veterans of all conflicts. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress and placed on the last Month of May. 2w

TheBookHippie I always, on this day remember people spitting on the veterans as they returned home from Vietnam and were screamed at and they were just boys 18,19,20 a lot of them. I also remember the week of my birth was one of the most losses of young men in a seven day time frame of younger soldiers. 242 young men lost their lives the week I was born. May their memories be blessings and may we never forget them. 2w

Leftcoastzen Thank you for this post! I have many family members who served , all from WWII & Korea era came home safe. I thank all who served and their families for all their strength. 2w

TheBookHippie @Leftcoastzen I have as well. I was also an Army Brat my dad was drafted when I was 6 weeks old to Vietnam. My grandpa AND his brother served in WW2 and my uncles in Korea. Everyone came home alive but some with PTSD some never recovered. 2w

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Artifice | Sharon Cameron

so-so

For a story about smuggling and forgeries in WWII, this had an excruciatingly slow pace. The storyline was promising, the execution, lacking. I really enjoyed another novel by this Author.

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TheBookHippie

At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl | Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose

🕯️ Yom HaShoah

AmyG Never forget. 1mo

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Littlewolf1

The Book of Lost Names | Kristin Harmel

My #FriendsPick and #ClassicCountdown for the month of May

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lil1inblue

Girl in the Blue Coat | Monica Hesse

#springskies #2bookswithsimilartitle

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Eggs Amazing 🤩 1mo

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AmyG

The Postmistress of Paris: A Novel | Meg Waite Clayton

I enjoyed this one. #Bookspin finished.
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo

BarbaraBB This cover made me think of

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

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AmyG @BarbaraBB It does! 2mo

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TheBookHippie

At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl | Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl

1. My Grandma

2. Sophie Scholl. Sophie has nearly 200 schools named after her in Germany. After the failed July 20, 1944, attempt on Hitler‘s life, the White Rose students are the best-known example of Germans who sought to resist the Nazis. That there were so few similar deeds shows just how difficult and dangerous resistance was and how successful Nazi tactics had been in desensitising consciences and eliminating whatever stood in their way.

TheBookHippie #TWO4TUESDAY @TheSpineView 2mo

TheSpineView So much bravery during wars. Thanks for playing! 2mo

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The Postmistress of Paris: A Novel | Meg Waite Clayton