What are you reading?

I'll keep a look-out for that one! I love World War II diaries and memoirs and have quite a few of them:

While watching "The War" on the yesterday channel I wondered about the widows of WW2 and what happened after.  I searched amazon for a book on the subject but came up blank.  Surely there must be a book or two about the women left behind.   

While watching "The War" on the yesterday channel I wondered about the widows of WW2 and what happened after.  I searched amazon for a book on the subject but came up blank.  Surely there must be a book or two about the women left behind.   

I don't know of a book that fits that description but, like you, I feel sure there must be a few! I do, however, know of a great book about the women left behind after the First World War, if that's of interest to you. It's Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War. I highly recommend it!

I think I'd like that one.  I'll have a look for it.  Thank you chary!

Finally got Dead and Gone in the post today. I know what I'm doing tonight! 

The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld

Madresfield: The Real Brideshead by Jane Mulvagh

While watching "The War" on the yesterday channel I wondered about the widows of WW2 and what happened after.  I searched amazon for a book on the subject but came up blank.  Surely there must be a book or two about the women left behind.   

How about "When is Daddy coming home?" an American family during World War II by Richard Carlton Haney (2005) ISBN 870203649
And there's Stan Barstow novel, Next of kin, about widows in the North of England (1991)

Madresfield: The Real Brideshead by Jane Mulvagh

That one's on my list! How is it?

Next of kin, about widows in the North of England (1991)

That one sounds great! Thanks, BostonDiner! 

The Road Home by Rose Tremain, about a Polish man migrating to London.

Review here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/jun/10/fiction.features1

Just started Dream Country, by Neil Gaiman. One of the many of his graphic novels.

The Road Home by Rose Tremain, about a Polish man migrating to London.

Review here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/jun/10/fiction.features1

Lovely book! We did it in my book group last year. You can't go wrong with Rose Tremain!

Lovely book! We did it in my book group last year. You can't go wrong with Rose Tremain!

It's working well for me! Actually, I am going to go back to bed and the book right now! 

That one's on my list! How is it?

It's pretty good.  It makes me want to see the house, but I don't think it's ever open to the public.

The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld

It's a very good read.

It's a very good read.

I'm liking it so far!