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Normann Anna

The Silent Resistance The Heartbreaking World War Two Historical Novel

The Silent Resistance The Heartbreaking World War Two Historical Novel

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Description: 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. The Silent Resistance is an intensely moving account of the life of Norwegian women who fraternised with the occupying German forces during World War II and the devastating reprisals they suffered. Anna Normann is the pen name for Natalie Normann and Anan Singh who have written bestselling novels in Norwegian for many years and this is their first joint novel in English. For lovers of wartime historical novels with indomitable female characters.
Title: The Silent Resistance The Heartbreaking World War Two Historical Novel
Author(s): Normann Anna
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Barcode: 9780749032166
Publication Date: 12/5/2024
Category: Second World War Fiction
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