In the book Sisters Under the Rising Sun, Norah and Ena care for a little girl named June whose mother had died when their ship, the Vyner Brooke, wrecked. After being imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp, the women and children suffered through fierce starvation and abuse. A few times in the book, the women find opportunities…
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Catfish Holes and Small-Town Woes
The River We Remember BY William Kent Krueger In The River We Remember, Jimmy Quinn’s body washes ashore after catfish had been feasting on it for a few days. As Brody is trying to solve the mystery of his death, the town’s restaurant owner, Angie, often sends him food. One of her specialities in blackened…
Baking Through Book Club 