A gripping story of love, death and danger in Nazi-occupied France
from the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children. When
Adelaide Anson-Gravetty finds out her father is not the man who
raised her, she is both shocked and intrigued. Determined to find
out more about her new family, she travels to the convent of Our
Lady of Mercy in France to meet her aunt, the Reverend Mother. But
when France falls to the German army, Adelaide and the nuns are
soon in the thick of a war that threatens both their beliefs and
their lives. Collaborating with the Resistance, sheltering Jewish
orphans, defying the rulings of Vichy France: these are dangerous
activities in dangerous times. These courageous women must give all
they've got in order to protect the innocent from the evil menace
of the Nazi war machine. What readers are saying about THE SISTERS
OF ST CROIX: 'I enjoyed this book from the beginning to its end...
Its portrayal of the horror and brutality of war and its effect on
innocent people is masterly. The description of an occupied France
in the Second World War is wonderfully real and the characters are
so vivid and appealing... I was captured by the strength of the
prose and the pathos of the narrative... This is a story that I
would thoroughly recommend to anyone' 'I was absolutely mesmerised
by the pace and the depth of the story telling... A very moving
story beautifully written' 'I have never been so affected by a book
as I was by the Sisters of St. Croix'
General
Imprint: |
Head of Zeus
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2017 |
Authors: |
Diney Costeloe
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
433 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78497-261-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-78497-261-4 |
Barcode: |
9781784972615 |
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