As mentioned over the past few weeks, books are, no surprise, my favorite things to talk about, and I get asked for recommendations all of the time. I've started a reading section on the Turn the Page website (https://www.turnthepagebookcoaching.com/reading-nook), but I will continue sharing some of those recommendations here.
This week, let's talk about BOOKS THAT SHOW INSTEAD OF TELL:
You’ve heard a million times about showing and not telling; these books take it to a whole new level. The level (and quality) of detail in both of these books is stunning, in addition to a beautiful, heartbreaking story and pitch perfect depiction of the devastating effects of World War II.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Marie-Laure is a young girl who loves in Paris. Her father works at the Museum of Natural History, but when the Nazis occupy Paris, they flee to Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s unless lives in a house by the sea. Meanwhile, Werner Pfenning is a German orphan who, among with his younger sister, is fascinated by the radio. He becomes an expert at building and fixing these devices, and soon is enlisted to use his skills to track down the resistance. Of course, Werner and Marie-Laure’s stories intertwine, in a beautiful and bittersweet way.
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/89876/9781501173219
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GOgOpt
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
In a small town in France, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France, but when they do, a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, and she and her daughter must live with the enemy – until Vianne is forced to make an impossible choice. Meanwhile, Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, joins the Resistance and doesn’t look back.
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/89876/9781250080400
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3imWH8k
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