by Laura DeNooyer | Aug 6, 2024 | Book Reviews
Lately I’ve read two two books set during the time of World War I—also known as the Great War—both by Naomi Musch. The Deepest Sigh is set in rural northern Wisconsin as war looms in Europe, while the U.S. is being drawn in. Her other book, Polly, also takes...
by Laura DeNooyer | May 17, 2022 | Book Reviews
For many years I lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city chock full of German heritage—swarming with first, second, third, and fourth generation Germans. Enough for Milwaukee to be considered the “Midwest Munich” back in the day. I even had German neighbors who’d...