The Girl From the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat
Jenny Lecoat tells an engaging and unputdownable story of three amazing individuals during WWII.
Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, WWII, Jewish, Channel Islands
Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. Today, I’m sharing an unputdownable histfic story from WWII, The Girl From the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat.
I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.
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My Summary:
Trapped on Jersey!
In June of 1940, Hitler’s army takes possession of the Channel Islands. Cut off from all help, the residents grow increasingly desperate. Hedy, a young Jewish girl from Vienna, is trapped on Jersey with no escape. In desperation, Hedy begins to work for the Germans as a translator, and she meets a sympathetic German officer (although he doesn’t know her whole truth). As Hedy’s life is in more danger every day, she decides on a dangerous course of action in an attempt to save herself from deportation to a concentration camp.
Themes of friendship, bravery, taking risks, determination, loyalty, forbidden romance, and survival….
Continue here for my full review of The Girl From the Channel Islands…
QOTD:
Do you love stories based on real people?
The Channel Islands were so vulnerable during the war. I will add this to my TBR, terrific review!
It’s a compelling story Wendy!
I still haven’t read my copy, Carol! Grr mood reading! 😂
You haven’t?! Once you start it’s unputdownable!