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Kate Thompson

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History, Nonfiction, Historical Fiction

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Kate Thompson was born in London and worked as a journalist for twenty years on women's magazines and national newspapers. She now lives in Sunbury with her husband, two sons and two rescue dogs. After ghost writing five memoirs, Kate moved into fiction.

Kate's first non-fiction social history documenting the forgotten histories of East End matriarchy, The Stepney Doorstep Society, was published in 2018 by Penguin. She is passionate about capturing lost voices and untold social histories.

Today Kate works as a journalist, author and library campaigner. Her most recent books, The Little Wartime Library (2022) and The Wartime Book Club (2023) by Hodder & Stoughton focus on two remarkable libraries in wartime. Her 100 libraries project, celebr ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 25,105 ratings · 3,501 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Little Wartime Library 4.22 avg rating — 13,211 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wartime Book Club 4.24 avg rating — 6,520 ratings — published 2024 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Homefront Girls 4.47 avg rating — 873 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Society of Librarians 4.31 avg rating — 872 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Allotment Girls 4.36 avg rating — 799 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Sewing Bee 4.29 avg rating — 761 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Singer Girls 4.36 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stepney Doorstep Society 4.25 avg rating — 569 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Lavender Girls (Homefront Girls #2) 4.61 avg rating — 453 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wedding Girls 4.32 avg rating — 237 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kate Thompson answered Breezybz's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Hi. Such a good question. What struck me most about research for this book was the extent of suffering on both sides of war, ie, for those living under occupation and those living in England with the onslaught of bombs. I was heartbroken to learn of See Full Answer
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“If you have a book, you have a friend. As an only child, reading gave me a friend ALL the time.”
― Kate Thompson, The Little Wartime Library

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“Women are like teabags. You never know how strong they are until they’re in hot water.”
― Kate Thompson, The Stepney Doorstep Society

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“Who are we to say what people ought or ought not to read?” she persisted.”
― Kate Thompson, The Little Wartime Library

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The Devil at His Elbow Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein

The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
Valerie Bauerlein

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The Seamstress of Auschwitz by C. K. McAdam

The Seamstress of Auschwitz
C. K. McAdam

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Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny

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The Wartime Book Club
Kate Thompson

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