tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post4282086254600112564..comments2024-01-27T03:42:09.622-05:00Comments on A Bookish Affair: HFVBT Review and Giveaway: In the Land of Armadillos by Helen Maryles ShankmanMeg @ A Bookish Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-79584553283067612952016-02-02T16:08:17.509-05:002016-02-02T16:08:17.509-05:00Thanks! I hope you do! The stories are fiction, bu...Thanks! I hope you do! The stories are fiction, but I used events from both of my parents' war experiences to build the book. I'm kind of obsessed with World War 2.helen maryles shankmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658410916146186210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-43101159227676441362016-02-02T15:37:13.341-05:002016-02-02T15:37:13.341-05:00Thanks for this captivating book which interests m...Thanks for this captivating book which interests me greatly. The era, locale, and the stories are fascinating and I can relate with the stories since I read a great deal about that period since I am Jewish. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comtravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-84164349495214431692016-02-02T12:54:42.270-05:002016-02-02T12:54:42.270-05:00That is interesting that your mother is the basis ...That is interesting that your mother is the basis of the story. This book sounds like something I want to read!Kim@Time2Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584489744366874728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-54298085775340406232016-02-02T12:53:59.249-05:002016-02-02T12:53:59.249-05:00Short stories aren't normally my thing, but th...Short stories aren't normally my thing, but the synopsis really caught my attention. Your review reinforced that this is something I want to read!Kim@Time2Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584489744366874728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-44425681968383721782016-02-02T10:34:42.400-05:002016-02-02T10:34:42.400-05:00Thank you for the excellent review and giveaway!Thank you for the excellent review and giveaway!JJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801169403731050829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-7067669489964150012016-02-02T10:23:49.757-05:002016-02-02T10:23:49.757-05:00Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Meg! ...Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Meg! I'm glad you liked "The Jew Hater." The little girl in the story is actually based on my mother. Many of the events in Reina's story came from my mom's experiences as a shepherd girl for a Polish farmer.helen maryles shankmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658410916146186210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091584537195738879.post-27480338246589622732016-02-02T08:13:56.757-05:002016-02-02T08:13:56.757-05:00I like collections of short stories that are someh...I like collections of short stories that are somehow linked. This one sounds good. <br />I just finished Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit. You might like it--Poland during WW2 with a touch of magical realism. It's a YA, but one that is appealing to adults as well.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791246609383761953noreply@blogger.com