Description
| Product ID: | 9781846976186 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Girl From the Channel Islands |
| Authors: | Author: Jenny Lecoat |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure fiction, Second World War fiction, Romance, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Second World War fiction, Romance, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Based on the extraordinary true story of Hedy Bercu, a young Jewish girl who, having fled to Jersey to escape the Anschluss, finds herself trapped on Jersey during the German Occupation, Jenny Lecoat’s first novel is a tense, emotional story of forbidden love, subterfuge and survival against the odds. Based on a remarkable true story of love and survival.In June 1940, the Channel Islands are occupied by Hitler''s forces.Hedy Bercu, a young woman who fled from Vienna to Jersey to escape the Occupation, finds herself once more entrapped by the Nazis, this time with no escape. Concealing her Jewish status, she finds translation work with the German authorities and embarks on secret acts of resistance.Most extraordinary of all, Hedy falls in love with a German lieutenant – a relationship on which her survival comes to depend.''Combines historical fact with the fictional narrative, and offers a cast rich with multidimensional characters. Readers will be riveted'' – Publishers Weekly |
| Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-07-07 |
