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Janet Oakley Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Award-winning author of #historicalfiction where history & story meet. #Norway in #WWII & #PacificNW, https://t.co/xZInyhjOip

18 books
Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. https://t.co/sZ5JDWAp4F

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Timber Rose, Jl Oakley

Timber Rose

Jl Oakley
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Love that photo & so many more. I wrote a #histfic about women climbing mountains in skirts in 1907 around Mount Baker (Mt. Kulshan in the novel) Early clubs, early Forest Service. Timber Rose. is a WILLA award finalist. https://t.co/8ZXvgW0AWa

Paperback, 2013

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Norway: Norway Travel Guide, W. Johnson

Norway: Norway Travel Guide

W. Johnson
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Squee! Love my review of #WWII in #Norway novel from @histnovel "(It) is the best wartime thriller I have read in a while! Recommended to readers of Robert Harris, David Gilman and Rory Clements." @sonsofnorwaydc @DofNsisters @ChantiReviews @PulpwoodQueen https://t.co/WV2a0vtNh1 https://t.co/korJsEaz3J

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Book Cover for: Becoming, Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

RT @janicesellis1: A great read on how civil issues & feminism shaped lives. If you enjoyed Becoming by Michelle Obama, you would enjoy thi…

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Blister Club: The Extraordinary Story of the Downed American Airmen Who Escaped to Safety in World War II, Michael Lee Lanning

The Blister Club: The Extraordinary Story of the Downed American Airmen Who Escaped to Safety in World War II

Michael Lee Lanning
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Another great talk on #WWII hosted by @WW2TV I read alot of escape stories when I was younger and then paid more attention to Norway's export system, but the explanation here is stellar. The Blister Club! https://t.co/bgxYF3vmog https://t.co/9HNhIz1YEW

Hardcover, 2021

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck

The Moon is Down

John Steinbeck
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Totally on this. I write about Norway during WWII and the Germans who occupied that country for 5 years, had a long list of banned books. The Moon is Down by Steinbeck was one of them, but there were so many others. https://t.co/wBaeRznsx7

Paperback, 1995

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Award-Winning Men: Up Close and Personal with Gay Honorees, Ed Karvoski

Award-Winning Men: Up Close and Personal with Gay Honorees

Ed Karvoski
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

Come on over to Books Live Forever event. I'm giving away copies of my #Awardwinning novel, Mist-chi-mas. https://t.co/czwXOICtts https://t.co/dC0MdVuYXQ

Paperback, 2001

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Never, Ken Follett

Never

Ken Follett
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

I'll have to check out Never. Ken Follett is a favorite author. Thanks for the recommendations. https://t.co/5o6QgdMqxv

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity, J. L. Oakley

Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity

J. L. Oakley
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

I'm doing a thing tomorrow on the Book Road Trip Book Tasting. I'll be reading from Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity. Just a taste. All day. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1803504706459198 https://t.co/9MYssPBXt3

Paperback, 2017

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Quisling, Lawrence Matrick

The Quisling

Lawrence Matrick
Janet OakleyJanet Oakley

"A stunning historical novel of post #WWII #Norway as the country comes to grips with the Quislings who sold their souls to Hitler." Review of my #audiobook of The Quisling Factor@ChirpBooks https://t.co/bOfs1ubbAS

Paperback, 2018

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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