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Nominations up to post #11Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict and Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson - 2 seconds
Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray and Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany by Rebecca Brenner Graham - 1 second
The Visible World by Mark Slouka and The Killing of Reinhard Heydrich: The SS Butcher of Prague by Callum MacDonald
Sonora by Jenni L. Walsh and A Girl and Five Brave Horses by Sonora Carver
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly and The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück by Lynne Olson
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group, so I hope I have understood the nomination rules correctly. I’ve checked the previous posts, and I think these books have not been nominated before.I nominate the following books:
Fiction: The Visible World by Mark Slouka
Non-fiction: The Killing of Reinhard Heydrich: The SS Butcher of Prague by Callum MacDonald
Connection: Both books are connected to Prague during World War II and to the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. Slouka’s novel explores Czech wartime memory, family trauma, exile, and the emotional legacy of the Nazi occupation of Prague. MacDonald’s non-fiction book provides the historical background to Operation Anthropoid, the Czech resistance mission that led to Heydrich’s assassination. Together, the two books pair a literary exploration of memory and loss with a historical account of the same wartime context.
Additional appeal: This topic also has strong film connections, including several interesting movies about Operation Anthropoid and the assassination of Heydrich, which could give readers an optional way to explore the historical background further.
I'd like to nominate Sonora by Jenni L. Walsh (fiction) and A Girl and Five Brave Horses by Sonora Carver and Elizabeth Land (non-fiction). Both available in all formats. They are both about Sonor Webster, the diving horse performer in the 1920s who continued performing even after she went blind (and who inspired the movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken).
I nominate:Historical Fiction - Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict 352 pages - 1920's
"Story of the woman who helped uncover Tutankhamun's tomb and the mystery behind Egypt’s first woman Pharaoh. The discovery was made by Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle and his associate, famed archeologist Howard Carter. What no one knows is that without the pioneering spirit of Lady Evelyn Herbert, Carnarvon’s daughter, the tomb might never have been found."
Historical NonFiction - Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson 448 pages - 1960's
"In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against the international campaign to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. But the coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the daring French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples—including the Temple of Dendur, now at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art—would currently be at the bottom of a vast reservoir."
Both books are about women who were important in the excavation and preservation of Egyptian antiquities. Both books are available as print, e-book and audio.
I nominate The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly for the fictional book and The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück by Lynne Olson. Both books explore the stories of women imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp during WWII.
Regarding U.S. Secretary of Labor (1933 to 1945) Frances Perkins: I nominate historical non-fiction Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany by Rebecca Brenner Graham and historical fiction Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray.
My second nomination is for Peggyzbooksnmusic's Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict and Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson. They sound great!
I second Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany and Becoming Madam Secretary.
I nominate The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley for the fiction selection and Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz.Both books bring to life the Kansas Territory in the mid 1850s, where the fighting between the abolitionists and the pro-slavery Missourians became violent as America spiraled into the Civil War.
I nominate The Pretender by Jo Harkin Historical Fiction about Lambert Simnel who was raised to believe he was heir to the throne occupied by RichardIII.written in his perspective.Non fiction Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck, and Warwick by Nathen Amin This book is about the three pretenders and conspiracies.
I second Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany / Becoming Madam Secretary
Here's a nomination for:Nonfiction - The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan,
"The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project’s secret cities, it didn’t appear on any maps until 1949, and yet at the height of World War II it was using more electricity than New York City and was home to more than 75,000 people, many of them young women recruited from small towns across the South. Their jobs were shrouded in mystery, but they were buoyed by a sense of shared purpose, close friendships."
Fiction - The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard
"the story of June Walker, an eighteen-year old girl who leaves home to work in Oak Ridge with thousands of other girls. June and the other girls have no idea what their work entails, except that it is a vital part of the war effort."
Thanks 💛🧚♀️🙋🏼👍!
Maureen wrote: "I nominate The Pretender by Jo Harkin Historical Fiction about Lambert Simnel who was raised to believe he was heir to the throne occupied by RichardIII.written i..."I second the Pretender.
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