I am very pleased to be taking part in the Blog Tour for this lovely book. There is also the change for your to win a beautiful notebook in today's giveaway which you can find at the bottom of the page.
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One woman’s struggle
to fight back against the enemy in order to protect the ones she loves.
When Arlette Blaise sees a German plane fly over the family farm in 1940, she’s comforted by the fact that the occupying forces are far away in the north of the country. Surely the war will not reach her family in the idyllic French countryside near to the small town of Oradour-sur-Glane?
But then Saul Epstein, a young Jewish man driven from his home by the Nazis, arrives at the farm and Arlette begins to realise that her peaceful existence might be gone for good …
The beautiful cover on this book hints that this book will be special from the very start and I was not disappointed.
Set in France during World War Two the author has created a wonderful set of characters who are believable and easy to engage with. Throughout, our sympathies lie with the people of France and the reader is with them every step of the way as their lives are impacted so horrendously by the invasion of the Nazis into their small, quiet, rural town.
There were times during my reading of this heart wrenching novel that the fear, hunger and desperation of the characters was palpable. The author has evoked the surroundings and lives of these families extremely well and has created a tense and anxious atmosphere in her telling of this story.
Ultimately, this is a book of love and hope; courage and survival; and the recognition that life will never be the same again. It is through Arlette's story that we see how a naive young girl can transform into a strong and courageous woman.
This is a well crafted and sensitive novel and demonstrates that this debut author is one to watch as I am certain that we can look forward to great things from the pen of Ms. Barton.
ISBN: 978 1912550036
Publisher: Ruby Fiction
Angela
Barton was born in London and grew up in Nottingham. She is married with three
grown up children.
Passionate about writing both contemporary and historical
fiction, Angela loves researching for her books and is an avid reader.
Having
signed publishing contracts for three of her completed novels with Ruby
Fiction, Angela is excited to be working alongside such a friendly and
supportive publishing team. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’
Association and Nottingham Writers’ Studio.
Having
recently moved to France, Angela (alongside her husband, Paul) is now a
lavender farmer, creating products from the oil that’s distilled. Angela says
she’s looking forward to spending more time writing in the company of her two
spaniels while sitting on her veranda overlooking the breath-taking countryside
of Charente.
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Enormous thanks for such a wonderful review. I'm incredibly grateful for both my review and the great support you book bloggers are to authors.
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