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Win a Book Wednesday: “Transcription”

Win a Copy of "Transcription" by Kate Atkinson

close up photo of the cover of "Transcription"

About "Transcription"

"Juliet is a young woman who starts working for MI5 at the beginning of WWII. At first she thinks her work transcribing the information-gathering intelligence sessions of British Fascists to be a bit boring, but soon finds herself embroiled in more interesting and harrowing events.

Pick this up if you are a fan of British historical fiction or WWII dramas."

Reviewed for you here by librarian Michelle. Publication date is set as September 25, 2018.

Want to Win this Book?

  • Leave a comment below on Wednesday, April 3, and share the name of the book you're reading this week.
  • Everyone who leaves a comment here, on Facebook OR Twitter will be entered into a random drawing (Library employees are not eligible). Please only enter in one place.
  • The winner will be contacted by email on Thursday, April 4.
  • The winner can pick up their prize at the Library location of their choice.

Win a Book Wednesdays takes place twice a month. Prize books are Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) of books that will be added to the Library collection within the next month, and can already be found in the Library catalog as "on order."

ARCs are uncorrected proofs given to the Library for review purposes only, and are not for sale.

August 22, 2018 by Web Editor

Filed Under: News

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Remy says

    August 22, 2018 at 11:13 am

    I really enjoyed “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WW2.” I grew up very close to Oak Ridge, the small town that was responsible for building the atomic bombs used in World War 2. Many people not familiar with the area or WW2 are unaware that a small town in Tennessee was more or less built into the valley of mountains over the course of a few years for the sole purpose of military and nuclear research. An even further overlooked part of WW2 is the women who were responsible for so much of the war effort. This book brings to light both of these stories. Everyone working at Oak Ridge didn’t know what they were building, other than it was to help the war effort. Many of the women were in their late teens and early 20s, traveling far from home, alone, for the promise of a paycheck and contributing toward the war effort. The novel also covers how those originally from Oak Ridge were evicted from their homes without much explanation other than it was for the war effort. This is an important WW2 novel that embraces female empowerment, discusses the ethical issues of the war, and is unique in that it is a WW2 novel not focused on Europe or the Holocaust (albeit those are important too).

  2. Amanda says

    August 22, 2018 at 1:47 pm

    “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. A great read that showed humanity on both sides of the war, mixed in with some mystical realism.

  3. Mellie says

    August 22, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    Catch -22 by Joseph Heller is a classic novel around WWII.

  4. Amanda Murray says

    August 22, 2018 at 9:11 pm

    The Nightingale, a historical fiction novel, written by Kristin Hannah

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