The Silent Resistance
The heartbreaking World War Two historical novel
Autor*in: Normann, Anna
Jahr: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 352 S.
Voraussichtlich verfügbar ab: 06.04.2025
- Inhalt:
- 'I loved it. It broke me! Beautiful, heartbreaking and hopeful' Liz Fenwick Occupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn't heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright spot in her life and Anni is determined to keep her safe and happy. However, when a German official is billeted at their house, the situation for them both becomes far more dangerous, and Anni faces an impossible choice. London, 1952. In the years since she moved to live with her father, young Ingrid has been trying to make sense of the disappearance of her mother just as peace in Norway was declared. She desperately holds on to the fact that Anni promised she would always come back for her and, undaunted, Ingrid sets out to discover what happened to her mother all those years ago. NetGalley readers love The Silent Resistance: 'A poignant tale with much emotion.' 'Really made me think and open my eyes.' 'I could not put this book down; it really put me through the ringer emotionally.' 'This is a beautifully written heartbreaking fictional story based on true events.' 'This book is a definite must read!'
Anna Normann is the pseudonym of authors Anan Singh and Natalie Normann who have been w riting together in Norw egian for many years. Anan was born in northern India and had his first short story published in an Indian newspaper at fourteen. Natalie grew up on the west coast of Norway and has always been fascinated with the country's period of occupation. She is a prolific historical romance writer in her native language and more recently published two contemporary Norwegian-set romances in English. The Silent Resistance is their first collaboration in English.
Titelinformationen
Titel: The Silent Resistance
Autor*in: Normann, Anna
Verlag: Allison & Busby
ISBN: 9780749032210
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Romane & Erzählungen, Historisches
Dateigröße: 498 KB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage