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Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly wo sisters living on Martha's Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club - a spectacular novel inspired by true events from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls. 2016: Fresh from her mother's funeral, Mari arrives on Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts to study under the enigmatic painter Elizabeth Devereux. But she soon realises that her relationship to the island runs deeper than she ever thought possible. 1942: It's World War II, and Smith sisters Briar and Ginny are faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together as the US army arrives on their island. In an attempt for normalcy, the sisters start a book club that quickly grows in numbers and becomes a lifeline for the women who remain on the island. That is, until a German soldier's arrival casts shadows of doubt and danger. Who can they really trust in their tight-knit community? In this spectacular novel inspired by true events, bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly weaves a captivating tale of love, loss and resilience. The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and his Kingdom of Clay by Christopher Clarey Tennis is not short on history. When Nadal arrived on the scene in 2005, the record for men's singles titles at the French Open stood at six, held by Bjorn Borg. Almost twenty years later, Nadal has more than doubled Borg's total with a mind-boggling fourteen titles. His record will undoubtedly remain his signature achievement - the stat that will define him in memory twenty, fifty, even a hundred years from now. Fourteen certainly looks like the only major tennis record that will never be broken even if Nadal, a modest champion despite his flashy resume, rejects that kind of definitive thinking. Nadal has won big and won often on any of tennis's surfaces, securing two Wimbledon titles on grass and four U.S. Opens on acrylic hardcourts. But clay, the slowest and grittiest of the game's playgrounds, is where it all comes together best for his explosive movement and warrior mindset. Clay is the canvas on which he has mastered his choreography, underlining the precision, speed, and raw power required to accomplish one of the most impressive sporting achievements of the 21st century - it is the essential stuff of his life and success. Legendary sports reporter and bestselling author Christopher Clarey has interviewed Nadal and his coaches from his first French Open victory at nineteen, marking his debut as a rising star on the premier clay-court event in the world, to his most recent victory in 2022, closing out an astonishing career as one of the greatest players of all time. Brimming with behind-the-scenes insight into the story of a global sporting icon, The Warrior is a must-read account for the loyal sports fan - and anyone interested in the evolution of excellence. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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
Dans cet épisode 29 bis, je fais suite à l'épisode 29 1 ou je vous parlais de mon parcours avec la lecture, et ici je vous partage mes recommandations des derniers romans que j'ai apprécié ! Ils sont tous écrit par des autrices, ce n'était pas un choix au départ, mais je suis bien contente d'avoir découvert tout leur talent ! Il y a d'abord Lucinda Riley avec les 7 soeurs, et plus encore Dans la catégorie Fantasy, je vous parle de la saga l'Assassin Royal de Robin Hobb Dans la catégorie feel good, je vous propose : Mission Hygge de Caroline Franc, 2 titres de Valérie Perrin : Changer l'eau des fleurs et Trois ; 2 titres de Virginie Grimaldi : tu comprendras quand tu seras plus grande et il nous restera ça ; et pour finir 2 titres de Melissa da Costa : les lendemains et les femmes du bout du monde. Ensuite on fait un détours politique et historique, Seconde guerre mondiale : Les dérancinés (4) de Catherine Bardon, La carte postale de Anne Berest, Le lilas ne refleurit qu'après un hiver rigoureux de Martha Hall Kelly. Et puis des histoires en Allemagne entre 1900 et 1960 : La villas aux étoffes (6 tomes) de Anne Jacobs, et Le magasin de souvenirs (3 tome) de Katarina Fuchs.
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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.
Week of 10/15/23 at the Library - Boundless | Hosts Dylan Posa and Barb Leitschuh go over upcoming events, talk about Boundless, and for "Barb The Bookie" recommend 'The Golden Doves' by Martha Hall Kelly.
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.
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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 the author of The Golden Doves. We discuss: When breeding a mini-poodle and golden retriever, who's on top? How the Reagans planned their week to their […]
I have a new BFF and her name is Martha Hall Kelly. She is a NYT best-selling author, genuinely the nicest and also has Gloucester ties, so I was all in! We gathered together to chat about her latest historical novel, The Golden Doves. I loved this book and all thad to offer. I am so happy to celebrate it on PUB DAY! Martha is an author who really does her research and it shines in her books. I hope you leave this chat loving Martha and her novels, as much as me! P.S. Martha has a new stylist and I am encouraging her to share her tour OOTD. Join in on the fashion over on Insta! :) Follow Martha for her latest novels and news: https://marthahallkelly.com
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.
WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan Henry have a fascinating conversation with Kathy Murray and Martha Hall Kelly about their Audible Originals collaboration, The Munich Cowboys Cheerleaders
Episode four of our Summer Series features a look back on our chat with International bestselling author, Martha Hall Kelly as well as some usual reviews and recommendations for you!
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
#21: When Kim was single, she longed for single women role models. Because of that, it's important for her to provide those for you! In this episode we talk with Kaitlyn. She's in her 30s, living in Houston, and working as a flight attendant. As a single woman, Kaitlyn has some great insights about being single! So, if you're wondering if you are normal in your feelings and struggles while single, you'll be encouraged and cheered on to live your best life. And, if you are married, you'll get an insider's look at how you can encourage the single women in your life! Kaitlyn's Instagram: @kaitosb Adrienne's Instagram: @adriennemathews_ Kim's Instagram: @sixonesis Kaitlyn's Book Recommendations: The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith Seven Women: And The Secret of Their Greatness, Eric Metaxas Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë A Severe Mercy, Sheldon Vanauken Les Misérables, Victor Hugo Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly
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.
Today we celebrate an English novelist and poet who started out as an architecture student, and one of his first jobs was moving a graveyard. We'll also learn about a writer of charming garden verses. And we'll hear an excerpt about lilacs. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a look at some of the most exclusive private gardens in Paris. And then we'll wrap things up with the birthday of a New York architect and children's book writer who wrote about a spelling bee - a bee that would come in handy when it comes to writing Botanical Latin. Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy. 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The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group. Important Events June 2, 1840 Today is the birthday of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. A Victorian realist like George Eliot, Thomas Hardy was a product of provincial England. A fan of John Milton, the Romanticism of William Wordsworth influenced his writing. He's most remembered for his novels set in rural Wessex, Far From the Madding Crowd (1874) and Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891). In Shaun Bythell's book, The Diary of a Bookseller, he shares a common mispronunciation of Thomas's first literary success, “A customer at 11.15 a.m. asked for a copy of Far from the Maddening Crowd. In spite of several attempts to explain that the book's title is actually Far from the Madding Crowd, he resolutely refused to accept that this was the case, even when the overwhelming evidence of a copy of it was placed on the counter under this nose: 'Well, the printers have got that wrong.' Despite the infuriating nature of this exchange, I ought to be grateful: he has given me an idea for the title of my autobiography should I ever be fortunate enough to retire.” In Tess the D'Urbervilles, Thomas gives us a charming description of summer. He wrote, “The season developed and matured. Another year's instalment of flowers, leaves, nightingales, thrushes, finches, and such ephemeral creatures, took up their positions where only a year ago others had stood in their place when these were nothing more than germs and inorganic particles. Rays from the sunrise drew forth the buds and stretched them into long stalks, lifted up sap in noiseless streams, opened petals, and sucked out scents in invisible jets and breathings.” And here's an excerpt where Tess compares the stars to apples. “Did you say the stars were worlds, Tess?" "Yes." "All like ours?" "I don't know, but I think so. They sometimes seem to be like the apples on our stubbard-tree. Most of them splendid and sound - a few blighted." "Which do we live on - a splendid one or a blighted one?" "A blighted one.” Today, the National Trust takes care of Thomas Hardy's charming thatch cottage and garden near Dorchester. Thomas's great-grandfather built the cottage. In 1891, workers were digging on Thomas Hardy's property called Max Gate. They were installing a drain in the driveway when they discovered a large druid stone that thrilled Thomas, and he set it in his garden. Nearly a century later, it was discovered that Hardy's house was situated on top of a large Neolithic enclosure - an ancient stone circle - and burial site. Here's an excerpt poem by Thomas Hardy, which began writing in 1913, called “The Shadow on the Stone.” It took him three years to complete the poem, and the shadow of the gardener that he sees is that of his wife Emma, who had passed away. I went by the Druid stone That broods in the garden white and lone, And I stopped and looked at the shifting shadows That at some moments fall thereon From the tree hard by with a rhythmic swing, And they shaped in my imagining To the shade that a well-known head and shoulders Threw there when she was gardening. During the 1860s, as a young man - before he became known as a poet and writer - Thomas Hardy took a job as a trainee architect while he was going to school in London for architecture. One of his first jobs was to move remains and grave markers at St Pancras to make way for the Midland Railway line. Charles Dickens referred to the St Pancras churchyard in his Tale of Two Cities as the place where Jerry Cruncher used to fish - meaning he robbed graves. Despite his unhappy task, Thomas had a burst of inspiration, and he decided to place hundreds of the headstones on their sides and nestle them around an ash tree. The effect was that of a sunburst radiating out from the trunk. Over time, the Ash tree became known as the Hardy Tree at St Pancras Old Churchyard in London. As the tree's roots intertwined with the headstones, the Hardy Tree developed a bit of a reputation and fascinated generations of future writers. Today, the Hardy Tree, still surrounded by grave markers, is an obscure stop for tourists. June 2, 1865 Today is the birthday of the artist, costume designer, poet, and writer Minnie Aumônier ("o·mo·nyé"). Over the years, Minnie's life story has passed into obscurity, although we know she was born into an artistic family. In 1876, her father, William, founded an architectural sculpture firm in London known as Aumonier Studios. Her Uncle James was a painter. Minnie wrote some beautiful verses about the garden. One of her verses says, “There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Minnie was romantic and sentimental. Her poetry is sugar sweet and winsome - the kind of verse that ends up on garden art - like this verse: “When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” Unearthed Words Caroline wiped her cheek with the back of her gardening glove, leaving a dark smudge below one eye, then pulled off her gloves. 'But it's fitting in a way - Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.' Caroline reached over and smoothed the hair back from my brow with a light touch. How many times had my mother done that? 'It's a miracle all of this beauty emerges after such hardship, don't you think? ― Martha Hall Kelly, author, and native New Englander, Lilac Girls (New York Times bestseller) Grow That Garden Library Secret Gardens of Paris by Alexandra D'Arnoux and Bruno De Laubadere This book came out in 2000. In this book, Alexandra and Bruno offer us a sneak peek into some of Paris's most exclusive private gardens; most are unavailable for tours or visitors. Many of these hidden gems have been maintained for centuries as secret gardens and retreats that have been passed down through families and owners who relish their private slice of heaven on earth. These gardens range from formal to eclectic. There are Japanese-inspired gardens, tropical or exotic hideaways, topiary gardens, and urban retreats, just to name a few. This book is 176 pages of privileged access to 50 private Parisian gardens You can get a copy of Secret Gardens of Paris by Alexandra D'Arnoux and Bruno De Laubadere and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $3 Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart June 2, 1929 Today is the birthday of the New York architect and children's book writer Norton Juster. In 1961, Norton wrote his most famous book, The Phantom Tollbooth, which tells of a little boy named Milo who receives a make-believe Tollbooth with the power to take him to the Lands Beyond. In this imaginary world, Milo meets many extraordinary characters, including a Bee obsessed with spelling. Here's a cute little excerpt: “Then just as time ran out he spelled as fast as he could - “v-e-g-e-t-a-b-l-e”. “Can you spell everything?" asked Milo admiringly. "Just about," replied the bee with a hint of pride in his voice. "You see, years ago I was just an ordinary bee minding my own business, smelling flowers all day, and occasionally picking up part-time work in people's bonnets. Then one day I realized that I'd never amount to anything without an education and, being naturally adept at spelling, I decided that—” At that moment, another far-fetched character enters the story. Now the etymology of the curious blend “spelling bee” has never been fully established - although it is a distinctly American term. When the pioneers were settling this country, they held all kinds of bees to help each other accomplish arduous tasks more quickly. For instance, there were sewing bees and quilting bees, husking bees, logging bees, spinning bees, and apple bees. There were also fire brigades and barn-raisings - both clearly missed opportunities for fire bees and barn bees. Perhaps that's how we got the term “spelling bee.” Maybe people just added the word bee to any novel social gathering, and somehow, spell bee just seemed to be perfect - a friendly term - describing a high-pressure competition intended to motivate kids to learn to spell. The term first appeared in print in the 1870s. Recently, word experts have suggested that the word bee was rooted in a Middle English word for favor or prayer - “bene,” which is the root of the word beneficial. Over time, bene became the English word “been” (or “bean”), which Websters defines as "voluntary help given by neighbors toward the accomplishment of a particular task." So the new theory is that the word evolved over time from bene to been to bee. Over on his blog, Scientist Sees Squirrel, Stephen Heard shared a post called Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Latin Names in which he included the very hard to spell: Weberbauerocereus cephalomacrostibas (“Weberbauer-uh-SEER-ee-us sef-ah-LO-mah-cros-tuh-bus”), which is a cactus and Cryptodidymosphaerites princetonensis (“krip-toe-did-uh-mus-fuh-rye-tees princeton-EN-sis"), which is a fungus. Stephen writes, “These names mostly have one thing in common: they try to do way, way too much. They try to mention a place, and the name of a related taxon, and a descriptive trait, and another descriptive trait, and then modify that … and then they keep on going.” Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."
1939: Die New Yorkerin Caroline Ferriday liebt ihr Leben. Ihre Stelle im Konsulat erfüllt sie, und ihr Herz schlägt seit Kurzem für den französischen Schauspieler Paul. Doch ihr Glück nimmt ein jähes Ende, als sie die Nachricht erreicht, dass Hitlers Armee über Europa hinwegfegt und Paul aus Angst um seine Familie nach Europa reist – mitten in die Gefahr. Auch das Leben der jungen Polin Kasia ändert sich mit einem Schlag, als deutsche Truppen in ihr Dorf einmarschieren und sie in den Widerstandskampf hineingerät. Doch in der angespannten politischen Lage kann ein falscher Schritt für sie und ihre Familie schreckliche Folgen haben. Währenddessen würde die Düsseldorferin Herta alles tun für ihren sehnlichsten Wunsch, als Ärztin zu praktizieren. Als sie ein Angebot für eine Anstellung erhält, zögert sie deshalb keinen Augenblick. Noch ahnen die drei Frauen nicht, dass sich ihre Wege an einem der dunkelsten Orte der Welt kreuzen werden und sie bald für alles kämpfen müssen, was ihnen lieb und teuer ist …(Quelle: Klappentext)
Rae McGregor reviews Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly, published by Penguin Random House.
Rae McGregor reviews Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly, published by Penguin Random House.
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. This week we talked to author Martha Hall Kelly about her book Sunflower Sisters. Don't miss her upcoming virtual visit with fellow author Kate Quinn on Thursday, April 29th at 7:00 pm. Head to our website or Eventbrite to purchase tickets! Other books reccommended include a celebration of Earth Day including The Lumberjack's Beard by Duncan Beedie, The Lorax and Zonia's Rainforest. Watch the author of The Lumberjack's Beard here and read more about the episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ This episode originally aired on April 23, 2021.
Book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading The Crocodile Hunter by Gerald Seymour and Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly. LISTEN TO AUDIO 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.
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. This week, We talked to Robbie Apt, Manager of the Community and Family Outreach Service Department, about a new collection geared for those just learning that they have dementia or for those struggling to help a loved one. You can find the items (more than just books) in the Memory Care Collection in-branch or reserve them online here. Books recommended include The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis, The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister and Sunflower SIsters by Martha Hall Kelly. Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ This episode originally aired on April 2, 2021.
Connecticut resident Martha Hall Kelly is back with a new book, Sunflower Sisters. This hour, she joins us to talk about the third and final installment following Caroline Ferriday’s family. This book centers on three women during the Civil War; Georgeanna Woolsey, Jemma and Anne-May. Later, we’ll hear from a member of Connecticut Landmarks to talk about some of the important historical sites around our state. And we want to hear from you. Have you read Sunflower Sisters yet? What questions do you have for Martha? Learn more about Martha Hall Kelly's event with Conncecticut Landmarks here. GUESTS Martha Hall Kelly - author of Sunflower Sisters and the Lilac Girls series Aaron Marcavitch - Executive Director with Connecticut Landmarks Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Connecticut resident Martha Hall Kelly is back with a new book, Sunflower Sisters. This hour, she joins us to talk about the third and final installment following Caroline Ferriday’s family. This book centers on three women during the Civil War; Georgeanna Woolsey, Jemma and Anne-May. Later, we’ll hear from a member of Connecticut Landmarks to talk about some of the important historical sites around our state. And we want to hear from you. Have you read Sunflower Sisters yet? What questions do you have for Martha? Learn more about Martha Hall Kelly's event with Conncecticut Landmarks here. GUESTS Martha Hall Kelly - author of Sunflower Sisters and the Lilac Girls series Aaron Marcavitch - Executive Director with Connecticut Landmarks Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
Meet your hosts! Lydia and Taylor discuss the role of romance novels in their lives and friendship. In this podcast, we will be analyzing the Bridgerton series of Regency romance novels by the brilliant Julia Quinn and discussing our favorite romance reads.Thanks for listening! We will be back the week after next with The Duke and I. You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @callingcardspod, on Twitter @CardsCalling, on our website, callingcards.wixsite.com/callingcardspod, or by emailing us at callingcardspod@gmail.com. Original music by PASTACAT; find out more by following @pastacatmusic on Instagram. Authors and books mentioned in the episode:Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton seriesKristen Callihan’s “Darkest London” seriesHannah Howell (“Wherlocke” series)Sarah MacLeanAnn Elizabeth CreeMe Before You, JoJo Moyes (2012)The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory (2003)Wicked, Gregory Maguire (1995)Outlander, Diana Gabaldon (1991)“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” (TV series, 1993)Christine Feehan’s “Drake Sisters” series (#3, Oceans of Fire)Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen (1813)Cassandra ClareLisa KleypasCourtney MilanAlisha RaiAlyssa Cole’s “Reluctant Royals” seriesRed, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston (2019)The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, JQ (2007)What Happens in London, JQ (2009)Brighter than the Sun, JQ (1997)Beverly JenkinsPolaris Rising, Jessie Mihalik (2019)Joanna BourneThe Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly (2016)
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
Hvad er forskellen på at oversætte amerikanske serier og historiske slægtsromaner? Den er selvfølgelig ret stor, men når man er oversætter, skal man helst kunne det hele. Kirsten Heltner har en lang liste over bandeord, som hun kan konsultere, når hun har brug for inspiration, og den læser hun gavmildt op fra, men Tid til bøger besøger hende på hendes hjemmekontor på Vesterbro. Det er blevet til et lille indblik i oversætterens værksted, som starter med en lille sang. Kirsten har senest oversat ‘De smukke unge døde’ af Jessica Fellowes, og ‘Blomstrende syrener’ af Martha Hall Kelly. Tilrettelægger: Julie Korshøj Vært: Janus Camara Udgivet af Politikens Forlag
Our guest, Elisabeth Petry is a journalist. She knows how to uncover a clue, follow a lead, and tell a good story. Her mother was bestselling novelist Ann Petry, whose 1946 debut novel The Street became the first novel by an African American to sell more than a million copies. In this episode, Liz tells us more about her family tree—the James and Lane Families—four generations of strivers and achievers descended from self-emancipated slaves, who settled in New Haven, Hartford, and Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Four hundred family letters survive, many of which contained stories that were fodder for Ann Petry’s novels. Hear more about how Liz and two of her cousins are taking the family’s story to the screen. We join Steve Courtney at the Mark Twain House & Museum as he introduces the lecture from which this podcast was recorded. We wish to thank our guest Elisabeth Petry and the host for the lecture, the Mark Twain House & Museum. Read more about Liz’s search for her family history in the Fall 2019 issue of Connecticut Explored where you’ll also find Martha Hall Kelly’s story about Caroline Ferriday. You can listen to our podcast with Kelly in episode 34 and to hear more about Barbara Beeching’s research on the black middle class in Hartford, listen to Episode 53 of Grating the Nutmeg. For more information on the James Family project and documentary go to https://www.jamesfamilyletters.com/ This episode was produced by Mary Donohue, Assistant Publisher of Connecticut Explored, and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan. To hear more episodes of Grating the Nutmeg, subscribe on iTunes, IHeartRadio, GooglePlay, Spotify or at gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com Please leave a review! We’d love to get your feedback!
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!*
In this 38th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lost Roses. Among the topics discussed are traveling to Russia as an American, trickle-down economics, whether marriage stifles creativity, tarot card readings, slavery in South Carolina, World War 2 novels, and much more. Signed copies of Lost Roses are available in-store at Quail Ridge Books and online at www.quailridgebooks.com while supplies last.
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.
Spring is officially springing, so Chris and Annie are back to tell you what books to look out for in this new green season. You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. + Good Talk by Mira Jacob (on sale March 26) + Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (on sale April 9) + What My Mother And I Don't Talk About by various authors (on sale April 30) + See You in the Piazza by Frances Mayes + Tomorrow There Will Be Sun by Dana Reinhardt + The Moth Presents Occasional Magic by various authors + The Second Mountain by David Brooks (on sale April 16) + Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly (on sale April 9) + If, Then by Kate Hope Day + I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott + Normal People by Sally Rooney (on sale April 16) + A Sin By Any Other Name by Robert W. Lee (on sale April 2) Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.
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!*
13: Various World War 2 Reads Night by Elie Weisel Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl Book Thief by Markus Zusak Until We Meet Again by Michael Korenbilt and Kathleen Janger Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy and Juta Sulzberg Levy Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
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.
Listen to the compelling story of Caroline Ferriday--and how she inspired a New York Times bestselling historical novel. Ferriday's summer home, the Bellamy-Ferriday House in Bethlehem, Connecticut, recently hosted hundred of fans who came out to hear Martha Hall Kelly tell how she was inspired by a visit there to write her novel. You'll be inspired to put a visit to Connecticut Landmarks's Bellamy Ferriday House on your bucket list of things to do this summer--in this episode of Grating the Nutmeg. Thanks to Connecticut Landmarks, Martha Hall Kelly, and Stacey Fitzgerald. This episode was produced by Elizabeth Normen and Patrick O'Sullivan. Read more about Caroline Ferriday: https://ctexplored.org/a-godmother-to-ravensbruck-survivors/
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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.
Martha Hall Kelly talks about her first novel and New York Times Best Seller 'Lilac Girls'