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
A Train in Winter
A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead Harper, 2011 374 pages I don't really remember when I first learned about World War II. Probably very early in childhood, since I grew up with a grandfather who often told stories of his time in "The … Continue reading A Train in Winter
Read Like a Girl 