That made me realize language had power: MADENSKY SQUARE, by Eva Ibbotson. Whose author I would love to have lunch with: Bernard Cornwell, who not only writes big bold beautiful historical novels in epochs ranging from King Arthur’s Britain to the Napoleonic War, but who also comes across as smart, unapologetic and down-to-earth in his interviews. An American scholar becomes a Marseilles escape facilitator for artists, Jews and political outcasts fleeing Hitler-it’s an incredibly moving arc, watching an indecisive dilettante become a steely-eyed hero willing to spit in the face of the Gestapo to get just one more innocent out of Nazi clutches. That was my favorite read last year, and why: THE FLIGHT PORTFOLIO by Julie Orringer. ![]() It hooked me forever on historical fiction. A novel about female friendship and female adventures in pre-Gold Rush California. I recommend to everyone: JUBILEE TRAIL by Gwen Bristow. I last bought/am currently reading: TAKE THE LEADby Alexis Daria Read on to hear about the books that changed her life. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with two rescue dogs. All have been translated into multiple languages. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network and The Huntress. Twisty and evocative, the novel centers around three very different women who join the war against Nazi Germany as codebreakers of Bletchley Park, only to find that the real puzzle lies inside the Park itself as a traitor sets them against each other in a betrayal reaching past the end of the war.Ī native of southern California, Kate Quinn attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. ![]() The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story based at the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. ![]() We hope you discover something delicious! This is a peek into your favorite authors’ perfect bowl of literary comfort food. Welcome to our Ten Book Challenge where our favorite authors share some of their most beloved and memorable reads-from the books with their favorite covers and best opening lines, to the reads they gift and the bookstores they frequent.
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