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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > Second World War fiction
Will an unlikely friendship be enough to save them?After escaping a
train bound for a death camp with a trusty German Shepherd dog, a
girl wakes to find that she has no memory of her former life. Lily
is fostered by the kind RAF pilot who found her and his wife, Meg.
It is not long before their lives are disrupted once again by the
war and, with their home in ruins, they are forced to flee to the
country. In the Somerset countryside, Lily is reunited with Rudy,
the heroic German Shepherd. However it soon becomes clear that Rudy
is not just her companion, he is protecting her too, and someone
wants him out of the way... A gripping historical saga of
friendship and family from bestselling author Lizzie Lane. Praise
for Lizzie Lane: 'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep
you hooked' Rosie Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another
heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all
saga fans.' Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of
factory girls, redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and
choices that are as relevant today as they were then.' Catrin
Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then
look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller
In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission
that will bring him a great deal of money - and maybe get him
killed. But if he's clever enough, he'll avoid any trouble. All he
has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man,
a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer
won't find it. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis
who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist.
But when one of his hiding spaces fails horribly, and the problem
of where to hide a Jew becomes terribly personal, Lucien can no
longer ignore what's at stake. The Paris Architect asks us to
consider what we owe each other, and just how far we'll go to make
things right. Written by an architect whose knowledge imbues every
page, this story becomes more gripping with every soul hidden and
every life saved.
Through letters with a famous author, one French librarian tells her
love story and describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small
coastal village.
Saint-Malo, France: August 1938. Jocelyn and Antoine are childhood
sweethearts, but just after they marry and are hoping for a child,
Antoine is called up to fight against Germany. As the war rages,
Jocelyn focuses on comforting and encouraging the local population by
recommending books from her beloved library in Saint-Malo. She herself
finds hope in her letters to a famous author.
After the French capitulation, the Nazis occupy the town and turn it
into a fortress to control the north of French Brittany. Residents try
passive resistance, but the German commander ruthlessly purges part of
the city's libraries to destroy any potentially subversive writings. At
great risk to herself, Jocelyn manages to hide some of the books while
waiting to receive news from Antoine, who has been taken to a German
prison camp.
What unfolds in her letters is Jocelyn’s description of her mission: to
protect the people of Saint-Malo and the books they hold so dear. With
prose both sweeping and romantic, Mario Escobar brings to life the
occupied city and re-creates the history of those who sacrificed all to
care for the people they loved.
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