Shadows Over Paradise

I really enjoyed this book:) although i did have to stop reading and start again because it kept on making me cry. I couldn't stop thinking about this book for quite a while after I stopped reading it. It made feel very grateful for what I have and that hopefully our generation will never have to go......more

This is a beautiful and moving story about a part of WWII history I was not familiar with - Dutch and English women in Indonesian POW camps. As the author says at the end of the book, "What these women endured is not widely known." I loved the relationship between Klara and Jenni. As Klara's story u......more

Plume fantôme signe donc le retour d’Isabel Wolff avec un roman contemporain très émouvant sur le passé et la culpabilité des souvenirs, mais aussi sur les réalités d’une seconde guerre mondiale que l’on connait bien souvent trop mal. Ma chronique : [URL not allowed]......more

As a ghostwriter, Jenni's job involves writing books for people who are unable or unwilling to do the writing themselves. Many of her projects include celebrity biographies and self-help guides, but some of her clients are ordinary people with extraordinary tales to tell. At a friend's wedding she i......more