As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium, Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. By the end of 1943, the tiny room has housed dozens of Allied airmen, soldiers and other refugees, whom Claire nurses and harbours from the perpetual threat of discovery by the Gestapo. The B-17 bomber that crash-lands outside Claire's village of Delahaut contains the man who will be both the last and the most significant of the attic's residents: US Air Force pilot Ted Brice. Ted is found ...
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As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium, Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. By the end of 1943, the tiny room has housed dozens of Allied airmen, soldiers and other refugees, whom Claire nurses and harbours from the perpetual threat of discovery by the Gestapo. The B-17 bomber that crash-lands outside Claire's village of Delahaut contains the man who will be both the last and the most significant of the attic's residents: US Air Force pilot Ted Brice. Ted is found severely wounded and semi-conscious by ten-year-old Jean Benoit minutes before the Germans begin their search for survivors. Knowing of Claire's connections with the Resistance, and desperate to atone for his father's shameful collaboration, Jean realises that Claire is the pilot's only hope of survival. The month that follows will stay with them both for the rest of their lives. A few weeks only, a handful of days, it is a period in which the war recedes in the face of more powerful forces - before imposing itself once more with shocking suddenness.
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Add this copy of Resistance to cart. $3.96, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Thorndike Press.
Add this copy of Resistance to cart. $3.96, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Thorndike Press.
This is a love story set in Nazi-occupied Belgium. An American B-17 bomber crash lands in a field. The pilot is sheltered by a married woman in the Resistance movement. They fall in love. It's a story of love and betrayal. Within the village there are a wide spectrum of responses to the occupation; collaborators, resistance fighters, and resistance sympathizers. You're never really sure who you can trust. Then you have an occasional double-agent or traitor, as well. It was a difficult time, and, as in all wars, it brought out the best and worst in people. The reprisals in the village for killing three German soldiers , as well as a few other events, were based on facts.
donna
Jul 18, 2007
LOVE, WAR AND RESISTANCE
I LOVED THIS STORY!! THE CHARACTERS ARE WELL DRAWN AND YOU FIND YOURSELF REALLY ROOTING FOR THEM. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE PEOPLE AFTER THE STORY ENDED. THANK GOODNESS SHREVE LETS US KNOW. SHE IS A MAGNIFICENT AUTHOR WHO EVEN ON HER WORST DAY PUTS OUT A GREAT BOOK.
judi
Apr 28, 2007
Love it!
A great piece of fiction which also has the historical element. Two complex characters to root for plus secrecy, action, intrique, betrayal, romance. Not quite the usual melodious Shreve writing but the story and plot make up for it.
