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Historical fiction is the genre this week, and it centers around a lesser WWII phenomenon. During the Blitz, many British families sent their children abroad to live with families in Canada or the United States to keep them safe until the war was over. Beyond That, the Sea by debut novelist Laura Spence-Ash, beautifully weaves the tale of one of these children. Sent abroad by parents torn apart by their decision, Bea lives with an affluent family with whom she falls in love. She spends the rest of her life reckoning with that love how it shapes her sense of self. Our bookstore this week is a Las Vegas Gem (yes, we said Vegas) called The Writer’s Block. We hope you will join us. The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of ABC News.
Books mentioned in the podcast:
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Fools of Fortune by William Trevor
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín
The Guest by Emma Cline
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Historical fiction is the genre this week, and it centers around a lesser WWII phenomenon. During the Blitz, many British families sent their children abroad to live with families in Canada or the United States to keep them safe until the war was over. Beyond That, the Sea by debut novelist Laura Spence-Ash, beautifully weaves the tale of one of these children. Sent abroad by parents torn apart by their decision, Bea lives with an affluent family with whom she falls in love. She spends the rest of her life reckoning with that love how it shapes her sense of self. Our bookstore this week is a Las Vegas Gem (yes, we said Vegas) called The Writer’s Block. We hope you will join us. The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of ABC News.
Books mentioned in the podcast:
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Fools of Fortune by William Trevor
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín
The Guest by Emma Cline
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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