GaΓ«lle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France. In a matter of months, her father and brother are killed, her mother descends into madness, and her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, is sent to a detention camp. Taking terrifying risks, GaΓ«lle becomes a member of
The Award
β Scribed by Danielle Steel
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Delacorte Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 262 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1101883863
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β¦ Synopsis
Capturing historical events, terrifying moments of danger, tragedy, the price of war, and the invincible spirit of a woman of honor, The Award is a monumental tale from one of our most gifted storytellersβDanielle Steel's finest, most emotionally resonant novel yet.
GaΓ«lle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, and her family, and send them to a detention camp for deportation to an unknown, ominous fate.
The local German military commandant makes GaΓ«lle's family estate outside Lyon into his headquarters. Her father and brother are killed by the Germans; her mother fades away into madness and ill health. Trusted friends and employees become traitors. And by accident, GaΓ«lle begins a perilous journey with the French Resistance, hoping to save lives to make up for the...
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