Podcasts about lilac girls

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp by Lynne Olson Amazon.com The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War “At once heartbreaking and beautifully told, this is a masterwork of nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants more of the incredible true story behind Lilac Girls.”—Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Decades after the end of World War II, the name Ravensbrück still evokes horror for those with knowledge of this infamous all-women's concentration camp, better known since it became the setting of Martha Hall Kelly's bestselling novel, Lilac Girls. Particularly shocking were the medical experiments performed on some of the inmates. Ravensbrück was atypical in other ways as well, not just as the only all-female German concentration camp, but because 80 percent of its inmates were political prisoners, among them a tight-knit group of women who had been active in the French Resistance. Already well-practiced in sabotaging the Nazis in occupied France, these women joined forces to defy their German captors and keep one another alive. The sisterhood's members, amid unimaginable terror and brutality, subverted Germany's war effort by refusing to do assigned work. They risked death for any infraction, but that did not stop them from defying their SS tormentors at every turn—even staging a satirical musical revue about the horrors of the camp. After the war, when many in France wanted to focus only on the future, the women from Ravensbrück refused to allow their achievements, needs, and sacrifices to be erased. They banded together once more, first to support one another in healing their bodies and minds and then to continue their crusade for freedom and justice—an effort that would have repercussions for their country and the world into the twenty-first century.About the author Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her “our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy.” Lynne's latest book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp, will be published by Random House on June 3, 2025. Her earlier books include three New York Times bestsellers: Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against the Nazis; Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, and Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour.

Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Martha Hall Kelly and Katherine Reay as they discuss their books The Golden Doves (Martha Hall Kelly) and The Berlin Letters (Katherine Reay).   About Martha Hall Kelly: Martha Hall Kelly's debut novel LILAC GIRLS, about socialite Caroline Ferriday and her fight to help a group of concentration camp survivors, became an Instant NY Times bestseller in 2016 and sold over two million copies. Once the paperback stayed on the NYT list for fifty-four weeks and became published in fifty countries, she wrote two more novels: LOST ROSES, about Caroline's mother, and SUNFLOWER SISTERS, about her great grandmother, which also became Instant NY Times bestsellers. Martha grew up in Massachusetts and now splits her time between Connecticut and New York City. About The Golden Doves: Two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi in this sweeping, profound tale of bravery from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls. About Katherine Reay: Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author of several novels and one nonfiction work. For her fiction, Katherine writes love letters to books, and her novels are saturated with what she calls the “world of books.” They are character-driven stories that examine the past as a way to find one's best way forward. In the words of The Bronte Plot's Lucy Alling, Katherine writes of “that time when you don't know where you'll be, but you can't stay as you are.” Katherine holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University and, after several moves across the globe, lives outside Chicago. About The Berlin Letters: Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code-breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison. For more information about Martha Hall Kelly, visit penguinrandomhouse.com. For more information about Katherine Reay, visit katherinereay.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

We're officially here, bookish besties! We've reached the end of BOOKED SOLID's first season ever! And what better way to go out than with the woman behind one of Han + Steph's all-time, iconic favorites?Enormous welcome to Martha Hall Kelly—New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, The Golden Doves, and more. This conversation quite honestly blew us away! Tune in for the spark behind her international mega-hit (also her debut, nbd!), practical writing advice (A+ recs), and fascinating industry takes (her story is such a WOW)!Thank you with all of our hearts + ears for sitting down with us, MHK! We'll see you on Martha's Vineyard!Find Martha Hall Kelly on Instagram + her website!Find us on Instagram (@bookedsolidpod, @hannahbooksit, @stephanienmack)!And thank YOU, friends, for listening + learning along with us throughout these indescribable months!Stay super-tuned for Season 2, launching the first week of October after a brief hiatus! We're scheming + dreaming + BOOKING, bigger than ever before!TODAY'S SOLID SPONSOR:Today's episode of the Booked Solid podcast is brought to you by Kelly Greer, luxury + family travel advisor. Get Booked Solid—on your perfect getaway!“Traveling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller.” — Kelly GreerFind Kelly on her website, Instagram, and/or email her directly with inquiries: kelly.greer@holidayroadadventures.comTODAY'S SOLID READS:Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyLost Roses by Martha Hall KellySunflower Sisters by Martha Hall KellyThe Golden Doves by Martha Hall KellyThe Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall KellyBefore and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum

Lori Gigantelli, a registered dietitian, earned her B.S. from Colorado State University in Nutrition and Food Science and her dietetic internship at St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center in Minnesota. She began her career in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, counseling patients in a large outpatient clinicDuring the next 29 years, which included several family relocations, Lori continued to weave projects, volunteerism, and contract work centering around nutrition and wellness into her life, all while raising four children. She led Trim Within™, an adult weight loss program while counseling in a Lipid Clinic. Lori has worked as a coach for the National Dairy Council's Fuel Up to Play 60 program and as a consultant, piloting the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Childcare (NAP SACC) program. She has provided individual nutritional counseling for weight management and chronic medical conditions and has coached clients to reach their health and wellness goals in clinical and fitness settings. In this episode, Nada discusses a new business with an old High School friend. Lori tells us about her adventures making chia pudding with her now college-age daughter during the pandemic and how that ultimately led to launching a company together. The concept behind MIXEVE was to deliver an easy-to-prepare chia breakfast and snack. Unlike many of our origin story interviews of women looking back, Lori shares the day-to-day reality of launching a start-up from the trenches. From data-driven decision-making to leaning into her past experiences as a dietitian, Lori has been learning new skills daily to get MIXEVE off the ground and into our homes.Check out MIXEVE's website for overnight chia pudding and chia oatmeal blend dry mixes. Lori suggests you add All the Broken Places by John Boyne, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure, Leonardo Da Vinci, and The Code Breaker, both by Walter Isaacson, to your bookshelf. Follow on Instagram: @mixeve_overnightchiaPlease follow us at @thisislibertyroad on Instagram; we want to share and connect with you and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Healey  welcomes bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly  to talk her latest novel, The Golden Doves. Two female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II—an extraordinary novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls.

On this week's edition of the Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Jon Klassen. He is the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling I Want My Hat Back. He is also the illustrator of The Shapes Trilogy of books which is now is now a television show on Apple TV+ called Shape Island. His new book is The Skull, a folktale about a brave girl who helps a Skull over come his fears as she overcomes her own. Then, we meet C.C. Humphreys. You know him as an actor. He was Clive Parnell on Coronation Street and appeared on The Adventures of Shirley Holmes and Elysium among many others things. He has also written twenty-two novels of both historical fiction and fantasy including his latest “Someday I'll Find You,” a novel about a spy, and a pilot, who fall in love but are wrenched apart during World War II, and must find their way back to each other. This tale of causes and compromises, heroism and betrayaI is perfect for fan of historical fiction, of books like “The Nightingale” and “Lilac Girls.”

My guest this week is New York Times Bestelling author Martha Hall Kelly. In fact, Martha's debut novel Lilac Girls, became a New York Times bestseller the week it was published. It then went on to sell over two million copies and be published in 50 countries. She followed that book with two more in the series. Martha's latest book, The Golden Doves, is a standalone work of historical fiction set just in the aftermath of WWII. It features two former female spies - one hunting down an infamous Nazi doctor, and one searching for a son who may or may not still be alive. In our conversation, Martha shares her research process, where she finds the inspirations for her characters, how she crafts characters who stay linked despite their differences, and so much more. Then, she treats us to a reading from her book.marthahallkelly.comhttps://www.facebook.com/marthahallkellyhttps://www.instagram.com/marthahallkelly/https://twitter.com/marthahallkelly Join our Book Club: patreon.com/parisundergroundradioFind Us OnlineWebsite: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/storytimeinparisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/ CreditsHost and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.comMusic CreditsHip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU​ About UsSince well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection. Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening!

On this week's edition of the Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Martha Hall Kelly, the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, and Sunflower Sisters. With more than two million copies of her books sold and her books translated in fifty countries, Martha joins me today to talk about her new book “The Golden Doves.” It is a gripping historical novel, inspired by true events, about two former female spies, bound together by their past, who risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II. We'll also meet Ari Aster, the writer and director of challenging hit films like Hereditary and Midsommar. Today we'll talk about his latest movie, Beau Is Afraid, a three hour panic attack of a film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to see his mother. I've seen a lot of movies, and I've never seen anything quite like this one. Find out what it means when I call it a “three hour panic attack.” And we'll get to know we'll meet British comedian, actress and television presenter Lorna Watson as we talk about how a one off character she did on a show called “Father Brown” a decade ago is back with season two of a show built around that very same character on the “Sister Boniface Mysteries,” which is is now available to stream on BritBox.

City of Dreams by Don Winslow - second in the trilogy which started last year with City on Fire. This is the second instalment in the story which started on Providence, Rhode Island, where Danny Ryan is now on the losing side of a turf war and takes his family to California to start a new life- but of course it doesn't work, the Mafia, the cops and the FBI all want him dead or in prison - but the Feds track him down and ask him to do them a favour which could either make him a fortune or get him killed. Don Winslow is one of the best - such a shame he's giving up writing to start a career in political activism and keep Trump out of office. (Though hope he succeeds!) The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly. She's done a series of historical fiction, all of which have a colour in their title and started with Lilac Girls which I adored. This is more WW2 fiction which is what she's so good at…….two women - one American and one French - work together as spies in the French Resistance, but when they're finally caught they're sent off to Ravensbruck concentration camp where of course awful things happen. Ten years later they meet up again and embark on a quest across Europe and ultimately to French Guiana, discovering a web of terrible secrets, and must put themselves in grave danger to finally secure justice and protect the ones they love. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's edition of the Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Martha Hall Kelly, the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, and Sunflower Sisters. With more than two million copies of her books sold and her books translated in fifty countries, Martha joins me today to talk about her new book “The Golden Doves.” It is a gripping historical novel, inspired by true events, about two former female spies, bound together by their past, who risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II. We'll also meet Ari Aster, the writer and director of challenging hit films like Hereditary and  Midsommar. Today we'll talk about his latest movie, Beau Is Afraid, a three hour panic attack of a film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to see his mother. I've seen a lot of movies, and I've never seen anything quite like this one. Find out what it means when I call it a “three hour panic attack.” And we'll get to know we'll meet British comedian, actress and television presenter Lorna Watson as we talk about how a one off character she did on a show called “Father Brown” a decade ago is back with season two of a show built around that very same character on the “Sister Boniface Mysteries,” which is is now available to stream on BritBox.

Martha Hall Kelly is an author who wrote a book that I could not put down.  Lilac Girls. This was Martha's debut novel about socialite Caroline Ferriday and her fight to help a group of concentration camp survivors. It became an Instant NY Times bestseller in 2016 and went on to sell over two million copies. Once the paperback stayed on the NYT list for fifty-four weeks, and became published in fifty countries, she wrote two more novels: LOST ROSES about Caroline's mother, and SUNFLOWER SISTERS about her great grandmother, which also became Instant NY Times best sellers. Her latest novel, THE GOLDEN DOVES, which returns to WWII, arrives in bookstores April 18th, 2023.  Martha grew up in Massachusettsand now splits her time between Connecticut and New York City.  You'll find more info about the incredible, true stories behind all of her books at her website: http://www.marthahallkelly.com. You can also find Martha on Instagram: @marthahallkelly. On Facebook.com/marthahallkelly. Twitter: @marthahallkelly and on her ever-changing Pinterest page. For all your nutritional needs go to http://www.athleticgreens.com/anna Please don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast.  Mad love!  

Two rockstar authors of historical fiction join the show. Meet Alka Joshi author of the blockbuster bestseller THE HENNA ARTIST and Martha Hall Kelly, author of the 1.5-million copy bestseller LILAC GIRLS. As authors of historical fiction, of triliogies whose debuts exploded onto the literary scene, and as former advertising executives, Martha and Alka have so much in common. We talk to them all about their career shifts, their writing & research process, and the challenges of craftng their triliogies, particularly after each of their debuts were so successful. We hear all about Alka's latest, THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR, and Martha's latest, SUNFLOWER SISTERS, and even get a sneak pek at each of their forthcoming 2023 novels. Then on the after show we meet the charming and hilarious Canadian debut novelist Nita Prose whose #1 bestselling heartwarming whodunnit, THE MAID, has taken the world by storm.

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Today I'm sharing a conversation with multi-published award-winning author Renee Ryan. Her novel The Widows of Champagne released last July. "For readers of Lilac Girls and The Lost Girls of Paris comes a captivating novel of resilience, as three generations of women battle to save their family's vineyard during WWII." In this episode, we discuss the themes in Renee's books, including how character is revealed under pressure and embracing the people we love even when we have nothing in common. We also discuss how historical romance differs from the greater genre of historical fiction. Purchase The Widows of Champagne on Amazon (affiliate). Purchase The Widows of Champagne on Bookshop (affiliate). Check out Renee's website, Instagram, and her Step Into the Story group on Facebook! Join my community and help support the show on Patreon! Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Follow the show on Instagram! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

Introducing Certified Fitness Trainer Kathy Murray and Best-Selling Author Martha Hall Kelly The new audible book “The Munich Cowboys Cheerleaders” How the book made and their experience working as co-writing partners. From New York Times best-selling author of Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly and coauthor Kathy Murray comes a novella based on Murray's true underdog story, following her time coaching a German cheerleading squad and ultimately inspiring a group of young women to reach new heights in their sport. Get it here: https://adbl.co/3HO73Fz Kathy Murray Kathy is a certified personal trainer with the National Federation of Professional Trainers. She shares over 30 years' experience in the fitness industry. Kathy is known throughout the fitness industry for her ability to motivate and achieve results. Kathy competed in and won the United States Aerobic Championship in 1985 and spent the year traveling the World with a team of 6 as a Fitness Ambassador.  Kathy then was hired as a free - lance educator to teach fitness to Instructors in Europe. She is co-author an upcoming Audible book on this experience called "The Munich Cowboy Cheerleaders". She is still training the same clients after 15-20 years and continues to train students, stay-at-home moms, professionals and elite athletes. Kathy's mantra is "Fitness starts in your Head", once you make up your mind that you want to get healthy your body will follow. Martha Hall Kelly Martha is the New York Times best-selling author of Lilac Girls and coauthor of The Munich Cowboys Cheerleaders. More info: https://marthahallkelly.com/ Brought to you by J.C. Cooley Foundation "Equipping the Youth of Today for the Challenges of Tomorrow". Support the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: traveling through the mail and anew book light Current Reads: some backlist books and some new releases, some of which really surprised us! Deep Dive: factors that make us add and remove stars Book Presses: redemptive drama and a true-to-life-novel As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :28 - Currently Reading Patreon :59 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells  2:00 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:04 - Mindy's Instagram @gratefulforgrace 5:35 - The Lamborghini of Book Lights 5:47 - Current Reads 6:22 - Dear Bob and Sue by Matt and Karen Smith (Mindy) 8:28 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 9:32 - CeCeRios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera (Kaytee) 9:40 - Currently Reading on Mighty Networks 10:59 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 11:51 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody 12:46 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (Mindy) 16:12 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez  16:51 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins 18:01 - Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz (Kaytee) 18:05 - Fabled Bookshop 18:30 - Furious Hours by Casey Cep 21:26 - In The Wild Night by Jeff Zentner 21:37 - The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Mindy) 24:48 - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Kaytee) 29:31 - Deep Dive: The Things that Affect our Star Ratings 29:37 - @Katie.lovesbooks on Instagram 30:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 33:43 - Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe 34:26 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman  34:51 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant 36:06 - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 38:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 40:35 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 40:49 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 42:07 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 45:37 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 45:42 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Mindy) 46:22 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke 47:35 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (Kaytee) 47:42 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Episode 1 w/Georgia Hunter 49:18 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan 49:21 - The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 49:46 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Join Liz and Rach for some book banter! Today's book banter is on what we have been reading lately. Our next podcast will be on the duology The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Adieh. Here are the books we discuss on today's episode:Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyAnne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryThe Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile**More analysis on this book in Episode 14 with Stephanie Price from her instagram account Because My Mother Read!**The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (book 5 in the Armand Gamache series)The Guest List by Lucy FoleyIn Pursuit of the Painter by Ashtyn Newbold (book 3 in the Sons of Somerset series, but Rach read this one by itself!) Here is the full quote that Rach didn't finish in the episode from Anne of Avonlea:“November is usually such a disagreeable month...as if the year had suddenly found out that she was growing old and could do nothing but weep and fret over it. This year is growing old gracefully...just like a stately old lady who knows she can be charming even with gray hair and wrinkles. We've had lovely days and delicious twilights.”In the words of Holbrook Jackson, "Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today." Thanks y'all! Now go stick your nose in a book. 

Recently, Kathy had the privilege of spending the weekend with Rachel and Keri. During the visit they decided that their topics of conversation would make a great podcast, so they grabbed a computer and pushed record. In this episode, Kathy discusses many “hot” topics of today. They talk about reading, parenting, self-care, podcasts, and the balance of it all. You will want to listen to this podcast as soon as possible. Podcasts currently in their library:• Popcast• Crime Junkie• Up and Vanished• The Bible Binge• Brains On Podcast (for kids)• Where Do We Go from Here• The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill• Make it Simple – Kathy was recently a guest on this podcast. • The Moth• The Bible Project Books recently/currently on their table or on their phones:            The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali            Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens            The Water Keeper by Charles Martin            Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin            When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin            Lady Sherlock Holmes Series by Sherry Thomas            The Dutch House by Ann Patchett            Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner            Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyYou can find out what Rachel and Keri are reading by following them on Goodreads. These ladies are keeping it real and hope you do too! Don't hesitate to reach out to Kathy if you have any questions about the things discussed in this episode.  kathy@thehomegrownpreschooler.com

The war taught her to fight. The children taught her to hope.... The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is a heartrending and deeply moving story of love and hope in World War II. From the USA Today best-selling author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon, this exquisitely beautiful novel is perfect for listeners of The Postmistress, Lilac Girls and The Girl from Vichy. 'My darling girl, I need you to find someone for me....' France, 1942. At the end of the day, the schoolteacher releases her pupils. She checks they have their identity passes and warns them not to stop until the German guards have let them through the barrier that separates occupied France from Free France. As the little ones fly across the border and into their mothers' arms, she breathes a sigh of relief. No one is safe now. Not even the children. Berkshire, present day. A letter left to her by her beloved late grandmother Gigi takes Hannah Stone on a journey deep into the heart of the Dordogne landscape. As she begins to unravel a forgotten history of wartime bravery and sacrifice, she discovers the heartrending secret that binds her grandmother to a village schoolteacher, the remarkable Lucie Laval.... A story of friendship, courage and hope, The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is an unforgettable listen.

Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City to the horrors of the battlefield. From the author of the million-copy global bestseller Lilac Girls, comes a captivating new historical novel, set during the American Civil War.

Jamie and Shelia talk about Summer Reading activities for kids and adults, and what we're reading and recommending.  Books metioned include: Sunflower Sisters, Lilac Girls, and Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelley. The Good Sister by Sally HepworthAmong a Storied Trail by Ann H. GabhartThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall KellyThis is the third in Kelly's flower titled series (Lilac Girls, Lost Roses). Lilac Girls featured Caroline Ferriday, a real life New York socialite and philanthropist during WW2, and the lead characters in the other books are antecedents of hers. The new one is about Georgeanna Woolsey, an ancestor of Caroline Ferriday, whose family are abolitionists and who trains as a nurse during the American Civil War to care for wounded soldiers on the front; in a parallel narrative, Jemma is a slave on a Maryland Plantation who escapes and makes her way north where she meets the Woolseys, with a Plantation owner hot on her heels determined to find her and drag her back. It's terrific history with great characters and I highly recommend all three of these books.The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon StoneSharon Stone's career has often been defined by the movie Basic Instinct but there is so much more to her than that. From a deeply traumatic upbringing, she arrived in Hollywood where the kinds of assaults that marked her childhood continued under the more acceptable guise of money and glamour. And then, after suffering a major stroke she lost everything and has painstakingly rebuilt her life. It's full of warmth, dignity, humour and compassion, and a hard-won self awareness. LISTEN ABOVE  

In this episode, Maya thinks a lot about Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly and storytelling/narrative. It's not an episode to miss. Don't forget to follow My Take on Instagram where a new series has launched: The Bottom Shelf, featuring shorter reviews of other things! My Take also has a Patreon, where every month there will be fun bonus content, including a book club, so it would mean the world if you could support us there! Connect with Maya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mytake/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/_mytake Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mytakepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-take/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/my-take/support

"Lilac Girls," the 1.5-million-copy bestselling novel by Martha Hall Kelly, introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday, an American philanthropist who helped young girls released from Ravensbruck concentration camp. Now, in "Sunflower Sisters," Kelly tells the story of her ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse who joins the war effort during the Civil War, and how her calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Ann-May Wilson, a southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists.

Sunflower Sisters: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly Martha Hall Kelly’s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now, in Sunflower Sisters, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday’s ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Anne-May Wilson, a Southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists. “An exquisite tapestry of women determined to defy the molds the world has for them.”—Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Georgeanna “Georgey” Woolsey isn’t meant for the world of lavish parties and the demure attitudes of women of her stature. So when war ignites the nation, Georgey follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women on the battlefront a bother. In proving them wrong, she and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg and witness the unparalleled horrors of slavery as they become involved in the war effort. In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland, where she lives with her mother and father. Her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the plantation next door, and both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel plantation mistress Anne-May at the same time the Union army comes through, she sees a chance to finally escape—but only by abandoning the family she loves. Anne-May is left behind to run Peeler Plantation when her husband joins the Union army and her cherished brother enlists with the Confederates. In charge of the household, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies, finally exposing herself to the fate she deserves. Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid, detailed look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City, to the horrors of the battlefield. It’s a sweeping story of women caught in a country on the brink of collapse, in a society grappling with nationalism and unthinkable racial cruelty, a story still so relevant today. About Martha Hall Kelly Martha is a native New Englander who lives in Litchfield County Connecticut. She worked as an advertising copywriter for many years, and raised three wonderful children who are now mostly out of the nest. Her debut novel Lilac Girls, about Connecticut socialite Caroline Ferriday who championed a group of Ravensbruck Concentration Camp survivors known as The Rabbits who survived WWII Nazi experiments, was her first novel and an instant New York Times bestseller. The prequel to Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, was also an instant NYTimes bestseller. It features Caroline's mother Eliza Ferriday and her fight to save a group of Russian women, former aristocrats who lost everything in the Russian Revolution. The Lost Roses paperback published March 3rd, 2020 and the third book in the series, a Civil War novel about Caroline's great grandmother's family, arrives spring 2021. You'll find more info about both books on Martha's website: www.marthahallkelly.com and on Pinterest.

Episode 075: 2 Picks from Oprah Magazine’s list of the most anticipated books of 2021! The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray and Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead We were talking about celebrity book clubs and how Oprah Winfrey really revitalized the idea of having Book Clubs when she had the Oprah Winfrey Show. This became such a huge success in getting people interested in reading and discussing books again. We looked at her master list starting in September of 1996 and she had 86 books total over the last couple of decades. Other popular book clubs are Read With Reese and Read With Jenna. We just love empowered women empowering other women! Because of this discussion we then looked at what else was going on with Ms. Winfrey and books because we love hunting up new titles! Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead and The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray both come from a list of more than 50 books O Magazine is hotly anticipating in 2021! Correction From Episode 65: Gilead was not #2 in the Great American Read it was actually number 84. Thank you to listener (and friend!) Shauna for contacting us with the correct information! We appreciate you Shauna! Don’t forget to check out our patreon site this month.    And subscribe to our weekly newsletter here! Books Mentioned Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray  The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Circling the Sun by Paula McLaine West with the Night by Beryl Markham    Media Mentioned Escape to the Chateau on Peacock Channel Highclere Castle Where Downton Abbey was filmed - from PBS   Sites Mentioned Château de Chavaniac - Lafayette also known as Le Manoir des Deux Mondes, France   Raaka Chocolate of the Month Club Subscription Info  

Welcome to the 39th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T and Sarah K discuss their favourite reads of the second half of 2020 today, as well as their plans and reading intentions for the year ahead.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.Visit our Book ShopYou can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. Books mentioned:Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly HallThe Truth about the Harry Qubert Affair by Joël DickerHome going by Yaa GyasiThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiThe Bass Rock by Evie WyldWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Real Life by Brandon Taylor White Fragility by Robin Diangelo I'm Still Here by Austin Channing-Brown The Yield by Tara June Winch Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWhere to find us:Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteSupport the show

In our first ever full-length episode, we reminisce about how our book club started and we discuss this month’s book pick, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Jo and Lee’s pick). This month’s genre was Lynn’s pick: historical fiction, subcategory World War II. Make sure to listen all the way through to find out next episode’s genre and book pick - read along with us and join us next episode for our discussion!Check out these books mentioned on the show! Previous Drink A Book book club picks: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Winter People by Jennifer McMahonThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneOther books mentioned:JO -The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey; Lock Every Door by Riley SagerLEE - An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena; The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon; A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena; The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena; Conversion by Katherine Howe (article mentioned from The New York Times)LOREN - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny; A Fire Sparking by Julianne MacLean; Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoLYNN - Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb; Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (author controversy mentioned from PBS News)MARIE - One Day in December by Josie Silver; All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; Night by Eli WieselWe want to connect with you! Email us at drinkabookpod@gmail.com, follow us on instagram @drinkabookpod, and visit our website at: https://drinkabookpod.buzzsprout.com/Our episodes are created, written, and edited by us: Jo, Lee, Loren, Lynn, and Marie.Our music is by Stephanie Trivison.Our episodes are produced by our very own Loren, who also designed our logo.Cheers!

Girlfriend, what scares you? Probably the same things that all of our other girlfriends fear. There are physical fears and emotional fears and all are created by our thoughts. These fears are quite normal. Some of our fears keep us safe and protected. However, other fears hold us back and even ruin friendships.Join Mel & Kel this week as they discuss the fears they have and how they deal with them. Remember! They love hearing from you. Be sure to share your biggest fears this week. Here's where you can find them. EMAIL themelandkelshow@gmail.com WEBSITE melandkelshow.comFACEBOOK @themelandkelshowINSTAGRAM @themelandkelshowHelpful and honest reviews are always welcomed and never disappoint! Click HERE to leave yours. Just look for "Write a Review" where all the others are listed. If you are a reading nerd like Mel, she thought you'd like this.Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Healthby Dr. Caroline Leaf (The 21 Day Brain Detox Plan) Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly (Also the author of Lilac Girls)

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about historical fiction and why it is the best way to celebrate the 4th of July.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading.  What we are Literally Reading: 3:48 - The Library at Mount Char (Ellie) 5:56 - One to Watch (Traci) What we are Literally Listening To: 7:46 - The Silent Patient (Ellie) 9:38 - Recipe for a Perfect Wife (Traci) Our Lives in Books: 14:13 - The Alice Network 14:36 - Lilac Girls 14:39 - Resistance Women 14:40 - The Girl They Left Behind  16:12 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek 17:52 - Daisy Jones and the Six 22:15 - We Were the Lucky Ones 24:33 - The Invention of Wings 24:36 - The Underground Railroad 24:39 - The Kitchen House 24:46 - Dreamland Burning 24:47 - Calling Me Home 25:12 - The Girl You Left Behind 25:14 - Lilac Girls 25:35 - The Orphan Train 26:20 - Code Name Helene  27:06 - The Romanov Empress 27:39 - I Was Anastasia  28:45 - Lovely War 29:04 - Life After Life 29:06 - 11/22/63 29:13 - The Book Thief 29:18 - The Underground Railroad 32:08 - Before We Were Yours 33:32 - Calling Me Home  34:30 - The Giver of Stars 35:37 - The Gown 35:44 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky 36:31 - The Island of Sea Women 38:12 - All the Light We Cannot See Reading Goals: 40:11 - The Book of Lost Friends  40:58 - Wolf Hall 41:30 - The Other Boleyn Girl Using the Amazon affiliate links costs the same for you but we receive a small portion back.  Thank you for supporting our show! Happy Reading! 

Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: books as anti-depressants, and meeting an internet friend in real life Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately. Deep Dive: The books that made us sob on the floor! Book Presses: a middle grade and a WWII sob fest, to keep you going with your cathartic cries! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:32 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 2:33 - Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 3:53 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM Current Reads: 4:59 - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper 9:13 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 11:03 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 11:10 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom 12:03 - Changeling by Molly Harper 15:14 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 15:43 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi 16:28 - Currently Reading 2020 Challenge 18:23 - Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik 22:15 - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson Deep Dive - the Books that Will Make You Weep: 25:52 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 25:55 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway 25:59 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 26:02 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 26:15 - Us Against You and Beartown by Fredrick Backman 26:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge 27:04 - Shogun by James Clavell 27:52 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 28:44 - My Sister’s Keeper and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult 29:02 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 29:52 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 30:59 - Charlotte’s Web by EB White 31:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley 31:16 - Marley and Me by John Grogan 31:18 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 31:20 - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson 31:21 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlins 32:04 - The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong 33:48 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 34:14 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 34:16 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippencott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis 34:26 - Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon 35:08 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 37:08 - When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker 37:40 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 38:41 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok 38:50 - A Single Shard by Lin Sue Park 39:23 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:55 - Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff 43:22 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2qbK3xN August, 1939. Three young women watch the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany. A war that could force them to choose between friendship and country. Determined to find her place in the Home Office's Air Raid Precautions Department, Nora is hopeful that they will be able to avoid another war. Meanwhile, Hazel's irrepressible optimism is disguising two closely guarded secrets from her friends. But it is Marie who has the most to fear. A German ex-pat with family living under Nazi rule, what will happen to her if war is declared? When Germany invades Poland and tensions on the home front rise, Marie is labelled an enemy alien. Faced with a terrible choice between loyalty and patriotism, her friends must fight to keep Marie safe at any cost. The Whispers of War is a moving and unforgettable tale of the power and strength of friendship in a time of conflict. Perfect for fans of Lilac Girls, A Woman of War and The Secret Orphan. Praise for Julia Kelly: 'A heartbreaking romance that will grip you from the very beginning' Washington Post 'Kelly deftly balances intrigue with mystery and historical detail in her latest novel... A charming imagining of the historical gunner girls' Kirkus Review 'Kelly weaves an intricate, tender, and convincing tale of war and romance with skill and suspense' Publishers Weekly

In this episode: Holiday Prep Which Platforms Approved Knitting Patterns: Purlbreak by Stephen West, My Boy Lollipop by Nancy Ricci, & a sock WIP (Seamfree Rounded Toe for a Toe-Up Sock by Lynne Ashton) Yarn Being Used: Forbidden Fiber Co's Pride LF (fingering) in Slytherin House, Vault 713, House of Ravenclaw, House of Ravenclaw II + Seismic Yarns DK in It's Not "San Fran" Either + Zen Yarn Garden, Serenity 20 in Flamenco + Periwinkle Sheep, Sock Dream in Ember Books: Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke, Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha #1) by Tasha Suri, Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series by Margaret Mizushima, & The Cavanaughs series by Stephanie Laurens Book Club reads: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly + No and Me by Delphine de Vigan What I've Learned about Making Cookies Go-To Recipes: M&M Cookie Bites by Baker by Nature, Sarah Copeland's Chocolate Chip Cookie for Modern Times, & Mac & Cheese by Barefoot Contessa Instagram: mscrownonseseventh Blog: mscrownonseventh.com (photos of knitting WIP's are located here in the episode's post)

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with strong opinions and bookish concoctions! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host, and we are TEASES this week. We both have books that we cannot wait to talk about… but we’re not telling you what they are! Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! You’ve got just a few days left before this code expires, so get on it! Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are mostly GLOWING about our books this week, and we have lots of words about each of them. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, and we’ve loved having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. Today, we’re also rethinking what Slow But Steady means in terms of content. For our deep dive, we are discussing book clubs. All the different kinds of book clubs there are. How we feel about them personally. What we enjoy about the idea of book clubs. And some other weird tangents. What are your thoughts on book clubs? Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Bellying Up to the Book Bar! Our drinking buddy this week is Angie Dawson, and we have LOTS of titles to throw her way. The show notes for this episode are bananas, friends. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 5:39 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl 5:56 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 9:50 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn 10:02 - Want to get in on the Patron action? Patreon! 15:04 - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames 20:34 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 20:39 - Reese Witherspoon Book Club 24:18 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan 24:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 29:35 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 29:44 - Final Girls by Riley Sager 34:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 35:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 35:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 36:04 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 36:05 - The Stand by Stephen King 36:20 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 36:27 - War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 36:49 - The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor 37:32 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 37:36 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 37:42 - Stamped From the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibraham Kendi 38:33 - Middlemarch by George Eliot 38:36 - The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5) by Diana Gabaldon 40:35 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 43:13 - Silent Book Club 45:04 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 45:48 - Have opinions about a CR buddy read? Join the Patreon 47:19 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman 47:33 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 47:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 47:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 47:46 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 47:58 - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 48:08 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys 48:10 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 48:23 - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan 48:24 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 48:25 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 48:26 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 48:27 - Joshilyn Jackson Books 48:38 - The Line That Held Us by David Joy 48:39 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir 48:41 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 48:46 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 49:02 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 49:03 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 49:05 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 49:37 -This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 50:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 50:54 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 51:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 51:35 - The Paper Magician (series) by Charlie Holmberg 52:01 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn 52:09 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman 53:00 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 53:52 - A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner 53:57 - The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor 54:05 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 54:17 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 54:18 - Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly 55:02 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 55:17 - The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai 55:23 - Christina Lauren books 55:37 - Jasmine Guillory books 56:05 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 56:30 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 57:23 - Want some extra Belly Up to the Book Bar? Patreon! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

It's a little-known chapter in history - the era of the Women Airforce Service Pilots - whose courage during World War II turned ordinary women into extraordinary heroes! And now a new book brings to light the lives and stories of these women. "The Flight Girls" by author Noelle Salazar - is inspired by their stunning story and re-imagines the heroines at its center. Fans of " Hidden Figures" and "The Lilac Girls" and will savor this book! Fortified by the bonds of sisterhood, a resilient young woman charts an unconventional course in pursuit of her dreams and navigates adversity, tragedy, and love along the way in THE FLIGHT GIRLS ( Inspired by the real-life female pilots who aided the military during World War II, this exquisite book by author Noelle Salazar illuminates a little-known historical chapter and re-imagines the heroines at its center. October 1941. With Europe already at war, Audrey Coltrane has come to Hawaii to instruct Army aviators. Ever since she was just a girl, she has been happiest in the cockpit. One day soon, she plans to buy an airfield near her home in Dallas. No man will distract her from her goals, she vows to the fellow fliers who have become cherished friends, not even the dashing Lieutenant James Hart. Still, their shared experience dodging Japanese gunfire above Pearl Harbor one momentous December morning only deepens their connection. Sent into a tailspin of grief by all that has been lost in the attack, Audrey rallies to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots program. Alight with purpose once more, she draws strength from her relationships with the other recruits and the importance of their mission. But the horrors of war are never far away. And when James gets shot down over enemy territory, Audrey risks everything to fight for the future she now envisions, one filled with precious dreams old and new. Extensively researched and vividly told, THE FLIGHT GIRLS provide a lens through which to view the WASP groundbreakers who volunteered to serve their country despite the danger and then vanished into obscurity. Their courageous example is brought to unforgettable life in these stirring pages by a remarkable protagonist determined to make her mark in a changing world. About the author: Noelle Salazar was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest where she's been a Navy recruit, a medical assistant, an NFL cheerleader, and always a storyteller. When she's not writing, she can be found dodging raindrops and daydreaming of her next book. Noelle lives in Bothell, Washington, with her husband and two children. THE FLIGHT GIRLS is her first novel. For more information, please visit www.noellesalazar.com and follow @noelle_salazar on Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

From the bestselling author of Lilac Girls comes a new novel. It's called Lost Roses and it centers on Eliza Ferriday, a one-time Connecticut resident and mother of esteemed philanthropist Caroline Ferriday. This hour, author Martha Hall Kelly returns to our studios to talk about the book, and about her experience researching war and revolution in the early 20th century. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the bestselling author of Lilac Girls comes a new novel. It's called Lost Roses and it centers on Eliza Ferriday, a one-time Connecticut resident and mother of esteemed philanthropist Caroline Ferriday. This hour, author Martha Hall Kelly returns to our studios to talk about the book, and about her experience researching war and revolution in the early 20th century. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S4 E23: In this special episode, meet Martha Hall Kelly, bestselling author of Lilac Girls. She tells us about her newest audiobook, Lost Roses which is narrated by four talented narrators: Catherine Taber, Tavia Gilbert, Kathleen Gati and Karissa Vacker. Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly:

Martha Hall Kelly's runaway 2016 bestseller Lilac Girls captivated the world with the braided stories of three women -- one American, one German, one Polish -- who witness the tumultuous events of the 1940s and 1950s. Readers who dove into that story will be overjoyed to return to Martha Hall Kelly's fiction with her new book Lost Roses, the latest Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. Lost Roses introduces Eliza Ferriday, mother to Caroline Ferriday from Lilac Girls, and travels back a generation in time to tell the story of Russian emigres and New York Society during the First World War -- as only Martha Hall Kelly can. In this episode, Kelly joins Miwa Messer in the studio to talk about the inspiration behind her sweeping new novel.

Inspired by the true story of Nazis living in plain sight in post WWII America. This incredible saga follows three storylines involving a Russian female bomber pilot, a battle haunted English journalist and a budding teenage photojournalist. Vividly written with rich detail and suspense, this book will have you turning the pages non-stop. If you loved The Lilac Girls, The Nightingale (or The Alice Network which Kate wrote) – this book is for you.

Inspired by extraordinary true events, this remarkable debut novel reveals the enduring power of love and the strength of the human spirit in one woman's quest to find her son, and a little boy's dream to be found. For listeners of The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, The Throwaway Children by Diney Costeloe, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly and Remember Me by Lesley Pearse.

Author Martha Hall Kelly talks about the inspiration for her book, and this year's Forsyth Reads Together title, Lilac Girls. Come see Martha Hall Kelly in person at the Forsyth Conference Center this April 17th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Meredith is on vacation, so Kaytee has a special guest co-host join her for this week’s episode. She is so excited to share her conversation with Jessica Turner! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: one that only a family of two authors will ever experience and a new discovery at the library that made for a quiet weekend at home. We dive in to discussing 2 books each. One of which we both cannot stop talking about. Next, we get to discuss Jessica’s new book, Stretched Too Thin, as well as her previous work, The Fringe Hours. Both are books you need on your shelves! Who wants to win a copy of STT? I’ll be giving away a copy on Instagram this week, so pop on over there to enter! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. Jessica does a great job pushing BOTH of our books into your hands this week, as I promise you’ll want to pick up each of them for totally different reasons. They also kind of follow a theme (unintentionally, as usual!). Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  0:42 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 1:51 - When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner 1:52 - When God Made Light by Matthew Paul Turner 1:55 - When I Pray For You by Matthew Paul Turner 3:28 - Playaways at the library 4:09 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 4:11 - The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd 6:22 - Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown 8:44 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne 8:46 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 8:53 - Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 9:00 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 9:18 - Sliding Doors (movie) 10:04 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 10:48 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 11:12 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 11:38 - Lies by TM Logan 13:49 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 15:15 - March: Book One by John Lewis 15:27 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 15:51 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 18:18 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 19:57 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 31:51 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (yep, again) 35:18 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones 35:32 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle 36:11 - Documentary 13th by Ana DuVernay on Netflix 38:14 - Jessica’s bookstagram account: booksnobbery 38:20 - TheMomCreative.com *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

4 Girls in the house and lots of good books on the table!!

Jenn is joined by Kim Ukura and Alice Burton, hosts of the For Real podcast, for a special nonfiction-themed episode! This episode is sponsored by Rebound by Kwame Johnson and the Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam. Enter our mystery giveaway!   Questions 1. Hi there, This never-ending winter has me looking forward to the vacation I've planned for this June and I have visions of laying on the beach for days at a time with a good book. I'm not worried about being able to find good vacation reading material for myself, but my wife is a much pickier reader. Can you help me find a book that will keep her entertained so I can relax with my own book? She loves nonfiction and particularly enjoys heavy topics like the holocaust, dictatorships, and cults. Recent reads she has enjoyed include Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler and Without You, There is No Us: Undercover Amongst the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim. I recently put The Road to Jonestown and Lilac Girls in her hands, but neither of those worked for her. Thanks in advance for your help! Best, --Brianna   2. I'm a single woman in my mid-30s and, while I am fine with my single status and enjoying my life as it is, almost all of my friends are partnering off and having children. I was feeling blue about it until I read Rebecca Traister's All the Single Ladies and Kate Bolick's Spinster, and am now looking for more reads that celebrate single women, especially single women without children. I'm looking specifically for books with female protagonists who get to enjoy a happy ending without being coupled off or having kids, or where the happy ending is not focused on coupledom (though it's fine if there's a relationship in the story). I read all fiction genres except horror and I also enjoy nonfiction, especially memoirs and biographies. Thanks in advance. I love the podcast! --Rebecca   3. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I just have to say y'all are the best, and I love this podcast so much. My to be read list grows every day (mostly because I just discovered this podcast so I am just binging my way through it :)) I have a request for a book for my boyfriend. He likes to read, but he's a really slow reader (this was my way of saying, he likes to read but doesn't read a lot, you know?), and we just moved in together and I noticed that almost all of his books are by straight white males. My new years resolution is to get him only books by...not straight white males. So. He likes fantasy and science fiction. (He loved the Name of the Wind, I think he liked Game of Thrones.) But I've already recommended him Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin is on my to-read list. He also LOVES true crime and nonfiction/historical-ish books, like Devil in the White City. (I also already got him Killers of the Flower Moon before I made my resolution. Whoops.) Any recommendations are so welcome, in these genres or feel free to go crazy. Best, --Rachael   4. I've been feeling the inadequacy of my high school level American History education lately, as I've been listening to a lot of podcasts that have happened to bring up Asian American historical events that I realize I know very little about. I would like to brush up on my Asian American history in general but I don't know where to start. Do you have any nonfiction recs in this area, both in the overview theme and more specific and particular events and ethnic groups? Thank you much! --Rayne   5. I am getting very interested in language itself. This began with just loving novels with beautiful and pithy prose (so rec's in that vein are certainly welcome). Now I'm increasingly interested in linguistics and philology. While I'm so far fascinated by Steven Pinker's "The Language Instinct", I am hoping for books (nonfiction, memoirs, essay collections, or even novels) more welcoming to the lay linguist. For instance, Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue" is very much the sort of thing I'm hoping for more of, and I am currently working through and enamored by Jhumpa Lahiri's beautiful "In Other Words". So, where do I go when I finish that one? Thanks y'all! --Noah   6. Hi-ya! I am trying to be a less stupid white person. Recently I have read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisi Coates, the March series by Congressman John Lewis, and the quite excellent satire, I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett. I loved them all, and would like to read more like them. I am planning to read more satires like Welcome to Braggsville, The Sellout, and Blackass, but are there other books on race that you can recommend, fiction or nonfiction? I would especially love some gems from the past that I may have missed, or something written by a woman! Many thanks!! --K   Books Discussed Not So Stories edited by David Thomas Moore Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson Bachelor Girl by Betsy Israel (trigger warning: discussion of rape) The Extra Woman by Joanna Scutts I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder by Piu Eatwell The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee The Song Poet by Kao Kalia Yang Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia “Stories of Your Life” from Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson From #blacklivesmatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Bestselling authors Joyce Maynard and Martha Hall Kelly are women who make magic with words and both are my guests on Talkish! with Halli Casser-Jayne, The Halli Casser-Jayne Show.A native of New Hampshire bestselling author Joyce Maynard began publishing her stories in magazines when she was thirteen years old. She first came to national attention in 1972 when she was a freshman at Yale with the publication of her New York Times cover story, “An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life”. Since then, Maynard has been a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose “Domestic Affairs” column appeared in over fifty papers nationwide, a regular contributor to NPR and national magazines including Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, and many more. She is the author of seventeen books, including the novel TO DIE FOR and the bestselling memoir, AT HOME IN THE WORLD and LABOR DAY adapted for film. Always controversial, she had a relationship with recluse author J.D. Salinger when she was but a girl, startled the public with her candor about child-rearing and failed marriages and her symphony of failed relationships. Recently she shocked her fans when she adopted two African girls, who she quickly unadopted. Now she returns to the literary stage with her new memoir THE BEST OF US, the story of finding the love of her life late in life only to be met with the biggest test of her life when a one year after their marriage husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. How can a memoir that deals with tragedy be as compelling as THE BEST OF US? Leave it to Joyce Maynard.Tune in.Based on the true story of a New York socialite who championed a group of concentration camp survivors known as the Rabbits, Martha Hall Kelly's acclaimed debut novel LILAC GIRLS is a story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. The book hit the New York Times bestseller list for good reason: Martha Hall Kelly is a great weaver of tale. The plot: Caroline Ferraday is a former Broadway actress and liaison to the French consulate whose life is forever changed when Hitler's army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, sinks deeper into her role as a courier for the underground resistance movement. In Germany, Herta Oberheuser, a young doctor, answers an ad for a government medical position—only to find herself embroiled in the male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious and only Nazi concentration camp for women. Riveting, painful, hope-filled LILAC GIRLS is a must-read bestselling book for good reason: Martha Hall Kelly the inciteful writer my guest this week. For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

Knitting Segments Show-Ready Knits VNeck Boxy by Joji Locatelli      Knits in Rehearsal  Find your Fade by Andrea Mowry   Vasa by Dianna Walla       Knitting News, Notes and Events   The Pal Kal has officially started!       Check out the Ravelry group for details about all of the great sponsors for the PalKal2017.   Check out the episode for more information about this episode's producing sponsor, Imagined Landscape Designs.      Other Events   WWKIP Day Thanks to everyone who came out for WWKIP day! We were a small buy mighty crowd! Thanks to these sponsors for donating door prizes! Charlotte Yarn , Cottage Yarn and Queen City Yarn.   Stash Dash 2017 Check out the Knit Girlls Podcast for more information.   Splash Pad Party with the Down Cellar Studio Podcast   Summer Stripe Along Kal   Knitting Podcast Spotlight This week I checked out the Bede Sisters podcast, hosted by Kay. Check it out!   The Reviews are In!  This episode I reviewed a new purchase, the Knitter's Keep by Coco Knits.       Non-Knitting Segments Love it or Leave it Love: Essential Oils What are your favorites?   Leave: People asking me about my plans to have children. What????   Other News and Notes Running No news is good news! Week 7 of Marathon training is in the books.   Reading I finished reading The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer.   I finished listening to Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly. Interested in a free audiobook from Audible? Check out this link to get your free audiobook today!          

In the first half hour, Patricia interviews Martha Hall Kelly on her debut novel, Lilac Girls, a New York Times bestseller. This story is about the unsung hero of the Holocaust, Caroline Ferriday and her unwavering perseverance that ultimately brought thirty-five former prisoners of Ravensbrück, to the United States for rehabilitation by 1959. They were a group of young Polish Catholic female prisoners. Nicknamed the Rabbits, they were forced to hop on crutches when Nazi doctors mutilated their legs testing the efficacy of sulfa drugs. In the second half hour, Patricia interviews Dr. Barb DePree, a gynecologist specializing in midlife women's health and author of, 'Yes You Can: Dr. Barb's Recipe for Lifelong Intimacy'. She discusses sound medical advice that empower women to remain as sexually active as they wish for as long as they choose and will share real stories of her patients and the challenges they have faced, not only with menopause but other health conditions as well.

In the first half hour, Patricia interviews Martha Hall Kelly on her debut novel, Lilac Girls, a New York Times bestseller. This story is about the unsung hero of the Holocaust, Caroline Ferriday and her unwavering perseverance that ultimately brought thirty-five former prisoners of Ravensbrück, to the United States for rehabilitation by 1959. They were a group of young Polish Catholic female prisoners. Nicknamed the Rabbits, they were forced to hop on crutches when Nazi doctors mutilated their legs testing the efficacy of sulfa drugs. In the second half hour, Patricia interviews Dr. Barb DePree, a gynecologist specializing in midlife women's health and author of, 'Yes You Can: Dr. Barb's Recipe for Lifelong Intimacy'. She discusses sound medical advice that empower women to remain as sexually active as they wish for as long as they choose and will share real stories of her patients and the challenges they have faced, not only with menopause but other health conditions as well.

In the first half hour, Patricia interviews Martha Hall Kelly on her debut novel, Lilac Girls, a New York Times bestseller. This story is about the unsung hero of the Holocaust, Caroline Ferriday and her unwavering perseverance that ultimately brought thirty-five former prisoners of Ravensbrück, to the United States for rehabilitation by 1959. They were a group of young Polish Catholic female prisoners. Nicknamed the Rabbits, they were forced to hop on crutches when Nazi doctors mutilated their legs testing the efficacy of sulfa drugs. In the second half hour, Patricia interviews Dr. Barb DePree, a gynecologist specializing in midlife women's health and author of, 'Yes You Can: Dr. Barb's Recipe for Lifelong Intimacy'. She discusses sound medical advice that empower women to remain as sexually active as they wish for as long as they choose and will share real stories of her patients and the challenges they have faced, not only with menopause but other health conditions as well.

In the first half hour, Patricia interviews Martha Hall Kelly on her debut novel, Lilac Girls, a New York Times bestseller. This story is about the unsung hero of the Holocaust, Caroline Ferriday and her unwavering perseverance that ultimately brought thirty-five former prisoners of Ravensbrück, to the United States for rehabilitation by 1959. They were a group of young Polish Catholic female prisoners. Nicknamed the Rabbits, they were forced to hop on crutches when Nazi doctors mutilated their legs testing the efficacy of sulfa drugs. In the second half hour, Patricia interviews Dr. Barb DePree, a gynecologist specializing in midlife women's health and author of, 'Yes You Can: Dr. Barb's Recipe for Lifelong Intimacy'. She discusses sound medical advice that empower women to remain as sexually active as they wish for as long as they choose and will share real stories of her patients and the challenges they have faced, not only with menopause but other health conditions as well.