[Ammi]

…let us know how you go with the Burial Rites one, Niamh…I might have a read of that one as well if you recommend it…

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…let us know how you go with the Burial Rites one, Niamh…I might have a read of that one as well if you recommend it…

Will do

[jet]

“Mila 18” by Leon Uris. (1997)

If you want something to stir you, try this. It’s amazing.I remember years ago starting to read this in the early evening and I sat up all night reading. I’ve re - read it several times since. You need good eyesight though as all the editions are very small print….

One review from Amazon sums it up well….

Leon Uris ranks at the top in my opinion as a brilliantly gifted writer. He captures the historical drama of WWII and Nazi Germany, along with the torment and never-ending struggle of being Jewish in Warsaw, Poland. This is indeed a fictionalized account of that time period, but his characters probably do have counterparts in real life. Upon reading this book, one has to admire the courage, determination, endurance and raw guts of these people. You may have read about life in the Warsaw ghettos, but this book takes you into their homes, introduces you to people who face poverty, starvation, sickness, and terror on a daily basis. The author gives a first-hand account of Jews in the ghetto being constantly intimidated and threatened by the Nazis and how they manage to survive in such horrible conditions. Reading this will horrify you one minute, then make you cringe and then touch your heart as no other book you may have read in a long time. I highly recommend this as Leon Uris always delivers fascinating and emotionally charged books, leaving you spell-bound and unable to put the book down.
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If you want something that doesn't make you cry and you like domestic - type thrillers, my wife is currently really enjoying a book called ‘The Husband’s Secret’ by Liane Moriarty.

Cecilia thought she knew her husband.
That is until she finds an envelope with 'to be opened in the event of my death' written in his hand. Unable to resist temptation, she opens it, and learns a shocking truth he has never dared reveal.
Now Cecilia faces a terrible choice.
Because revealing her husband's secret will hurt those she loves the most . . .
But could the consequences of staying silent be worse?

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…let us know how you go with the Burial Rites one, Niamh…I might have a read of that one as well if you recommend it…

Finished it, It's not exactly how I thought it was going to be but I liked it anyway. Especially since I was only in Iceland this year so I could really picture the scenes. I think you'd really like it actually Ammi, it is very much a study of people and the mind set of people in that era in that area

Slight spoiler

Spoiler:

I was thinking that it was going to be more of a mystery and a fight to prove Agnes innocence but it was really just more about the people in the book and what life was like in Iceland back then

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Finished it, It's not exactly how I thought it was going to be but I liked it anyway. Especially since I was only in Iceland this year so I could really picture the scenes. I think you'd really like it actually Ammi, it is very much a study of people and the mind set of people in that era in that area

Slight spoiler

Spoiler:

I was thinking that it was going to be more of a mystery and a fight to prove Agnes innocence but it was really just more about the people in the book and what life was like in Iceland back then

…yeah I’ll still look it up when I’m in reading mode but I do like a great mystery/page turner as well when you struggle to not read the whole story in one sitting…

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…yeah I’ll still look it up when I’m in reading mode but I do like a great mystery/page turner as well when you struggle to not read the whole story in one sitting…

Yeah me too