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The girl from the Channel Islands / Jenny Lecoat.
Inspired by true events, 'The Girl From the Channel Islands' is the riveting story of a young Jewish woman trapped on the occupied island of Jersey during WWII, the man who loves her, and the friends who risk everything to hide her. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781525811494 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 292 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Graydon House, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in 2020 as Hedy's war in the United Kingdom by Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd."--Title page verso. Includes reader's guide. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Lecoa | 31681010223568 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After fleeing Vienna, a Jewish woman living in the British Channel Islands is forced to hide in plain site during the German occupation and to survive must depend on her own courage, her community and a soldier she befriends. - Baker & Taylor
After fleeing Vienna, Hedy Bercu, a Jewish woman living on the island of Jersey, is forced to hide in plain sight during the German occupation and to survive must depend on her own courage, her community, and a German soldier she befriends. - Harlequin
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER
âUnforgettableâ âKelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author
Inspired by true events, the riveting story of a young Jewish woman trapped on the occupied island of Jersey during World War II.
Summer 1940: Hedy Bercu fled Vienna two years ago. Now she watches the skies over Jersey for German planes, convinced that an invasion is imminent. When it finally comes, there is no counterattack from Allied forcesâthe Channel Islands are simply not worth defending. Most islanders and occupying forces settle into an uneasy coexistence, but for Hedy, the situation is perilously different. For Hedy is Jewishâa fact that could mean deportation, or worse.
With no means of escape, Hedy hides in plain sight, working as a translator for the Germans while silently working against them. She forges a tentative friendship with a sympathetic German officer who is likewise trapped by circumstance. But as the war intensifies, Hedy knows she is in greater danger each day. Soon, her survival will depend not just on her own courage but on the community she has come to cherish and a man who should be her enemy.
Vividly recreating little-known events, this is an unforgettable tale of resilience and bravery, and of the extraordinary power found in quiet acts of heroism and love.
âRivetingâ âKaren Robards, New York Times bestselling author
âHarrowingâ âNoelle Salazar, bestselling author
âCinematicâ âEllen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife
âCaptivatingâ âGlynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan
Don't miss New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lecoat's next spellbinding novel, BEYOND SUMMERLAND, where a small community's idyllic holiday paradise is irrevocably changed following the war and two young women find themselves at the center of a volatile mystery...
