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First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill by Sonia Purnell

First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill

Sonia Purnell

392 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction biography history informative slow-paced
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

Sonia Purnell

missing page info • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

The Silence of the Girls

Women of Troy #1

Pat Barker

291 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient #1

Helen Hoang

317 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Door by Magda Szabó

The Door

Magda Szabó

9 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje

263 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

548 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

560 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0literarilysmitten's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced