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Rees, Joanna
📂
Fiction
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Pan Books
🌐
English
⚖ 205 KB
✦ LIBER ✦
The Girl from the Island
✍ Scribed by Lorna Cook
- Book ID
- 110913292
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 800 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780008379070
- ASIN
- B087DVHLV4
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
A USA Today Bestseller! 'Wow! What an enthralling and emotional read! I was literally in tears... Captivating.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A world at war. One woman will risk everything. Another will uncover her story. 1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep – a childhood friend who has now become their enemy. 2016: Two generations later, Lucy returns to Guernsey after the death of a distant cousin. As she prepares the old family house for sale, Lucy discovers a box of handwritten notes, one word standing out: resistance. Lucy's search for the author will uncover the story of a forgotten sister who vanished from the island one night, never to be seen again. A timeless story of love and bravery. Fans of Fiona Valpy and Kate Quinn will be absolutely gripped from the very first page. Readers love The Girl from the Island: 'I finished this novel last night and I cannot get it out of my head... Put the phone off the hook, pour yourself a nice hot chocolate and settle down for a wonderful read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was gripped from the beginning and could not put it down. I lost a lot of sleep on this one and do not regret it in the slightest!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Unputdownable, passionate, captivating, and magnetic!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely brilliant... I had to stay up late to read the next chapter!! I couldn't put it down' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping and very emotional... This book has it all and I loved it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A heart wrenching story of love, loss and survival' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautiful, wonderful, and poignant story' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Utterly beautiful and poignant... I was blown away' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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