Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald Dial, 2014 247 pages I love literary serendipity. A couple of years ago, while my husband was out of town one week, I watched a documentary called The Rape of Europa. It was my first encounter with the story of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) military … Continue reading Under the Egg
I’m Thankful for: My Husband’s Grandmother
Every year around Thanksgiving, I share a post about an inspiring woman I'm grateful to have known. This year, as Thanksgiving approaches, I'm particularly grateful to have known "Nan." She was my husband's grandmother, and she died earlier this year at the age of 90, leaving behind her a remarkable and influential legacy. I first … Continue reading I’m Thankful for: My Husband’s Grandmother
The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
The Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park by Sinclair McKay Plume, 2012 352 pages Near the beginning of our marriage, my husband and I read the book A Man Called Intrepid. It's the story of Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian airman who became the … Continue reading The Secret Lives of Codebreakers
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