Book description
France 1944 and the streets are filled with swastikas. The story of a brave English girl behind enemy lines, a German soldier, and a terrible sacrifice…
When young English nurse Sibyl Lake is recruited as a spy to support the French resistance, she doesn’t realise the ultimate price she will…
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In her stirring World War II novel Sharon Maas weaves an exhilarating adventure with a deeply moving personal journey.
The perilous exploits of the protagonist, Sibyl Lake, a spy for the French Resistance, will keep the pages flying by; the deftly drawn characters will remain with you long after the final page.
Sibyl, her comrades, and even her adversaries come alive as multidimensional human beings and not as the stereotypical, cartoonish figures sometimes seen in World War II fiction.
If you’re ready to be jarred by shocking plot twists or to have your heart melted by tender love scenes, then…
Multi-layered portrayals, and an absorbing, beautifully penned story shine through Sharon Maas’s The Soldier’s Girl, a novel at once heartbreaking and inspiring.
The protagonist, Sibyl Lake, works as a spy for the French Resistance in the Nazi-annexed region of Alsace. Two men vie for her affection: Jacques, her childhood sweetheart, now a Resistance fighter, and Wolfgang, a German officer and the target of her espionage mission.
Sibyl’s courage, identity, and very soul are forced to the brink as she fights for her beloved land, clutched in Germany’s oppressive control. Maas’s unforgettable characters reveal their humanity – through love and loss…
From Lisbeth's list on World War II with unexpected love stories.
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