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A lost child, a family divided, the bitter backdrop of war.
After the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of 1870-71, the St Clair family return to Paris, seeking refuge and security, only to be swept up into the terrible cruelties and violence of the Commune. Here their young daughter, Hélène, falls ill and, in an unlucky twist of fate, becomes separated from her family.
Alone and frightened, she has to fend for herself on the war-torn streets. Meanwhile, her two brothers face each other as mortal enemies across the barricades.
Heart-stopping and gripping, this classic Diney Costeloe story shows the courage of one family in the face of ugly violence and great danger.
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Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage, not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are Rita and Rosie.
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Depressing book
- De Michelle en 01-28-20
De: Diney Costeloe
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The Paris Package
- A Stella Bled Thriller, Book 1
- De: A.W. Hartoin
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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For Stella Bled Lawrence, being wealthy and stylish in 1938 is exactly what it's cracked up to be. She's blissfully unaware of the rising tensions in Europe even as she travels to Vienna on the eve of the Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. Stella and her husband, Nicky, witness the night's atrocities firsthand. Even as they watch the horror, they never imagine it will touch them personally, a pair of wealthy Americans on their honeymoon, but touch them it does.
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Beyond Excellent WW2 Historical fiction
- De JeanAnn Trombley en 03-14-22
De: A.W. Hartoin
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The Girls from See Saw Lane
- The Brighton Girls Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Sandy Taylor
- Narrado por: Rebecca Courtney
- Duración: 9 h
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Dottie and Mary forged a friendship over a bag of penny sweets when they were eight years old. They've shared everything together since then. Now, at seventeen, they're both shopgirls working at Woolworths. As they go out in the world in pursuit of love and happiness and life becomes more complicated, the simplicity of their childhood dissolves. The heady excitement of first love will consume them both, but the pain of unintentional betrayal will test their friendship.
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Funny, laugh out loud, crying..
- De Donna Smith McG en 12-23-17
De: Sandy Taylor
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The Paris Children
- A Novel of World War 2
- De: Gloria Goldreich
- Narrado por: Rachel Botchan
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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Paris, 1935. A dark shadow falls over Europe as Adolf Hitler's regime gains momentum, leaving the city of Paris on the brink of occupation. Young Madeleine Levy - granddaughter of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish World War I hero - steps bravely into a new wave of resistance and becomes the guardian of lost children.
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A true story that was well narrated
- De Patricia en 01-09-24
De: Gloria Goldreich
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We Shall Not Shatter
- A WWII Story of Friendship, Family, and Hope Against All Odds (Resilient Women of WWII Series, Book 1)
- De: Elaine Stock
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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Brzeziny, Poland, 1939. Zofia's comfortable lifestyle overturns when her husband, Jabez, who monitors Nazi activity, has gone missing. Rather than fleeing the country with her young son, as she had promised Jabez who is fearing retaliation, she decides to stay. She cannot possibly leave her friend, Aanya. Since their childhood they have amazed fellow Brzeziners that it does not matter that Aanya is Jewish and deaf, and that Zofia is Catholic and hearing. Now, more than ever with war looming, Zofia will do whatever is necessary to protect her family and Aanya.
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Captivating
- De Leslie Becker en 06-12-24
De: Elaine Stock
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When's Mummy Coming?
- Hearts at War, Book 1
- De: Rachel Wesson
- Narrado por: Harrie Dobby
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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Germany 1939 – To save her baby, Trudi Beck must hand her over to strangers who will take her across the sea to a foreign country. Trudi has already lost her husband to the Nazis, her stepsons are taking the train too. Walking away from the train station with empty arms is the hardest thing she's ever done. London 1939 – Newly married, Sally Matthews, is alone again. Her husband is away training for war, leaving her days and home empty. She volunteers to help with the children from the Kindertransport, becoming captivated by five-year-old Tom and his baby sister, Liesel.
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Great story
- De Amazon Customer en 07-28-24
De: Rachel Wesson
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The Bermondsey Bookshop
- De: Mary Gibson
- Narrado por: Anne Dover
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets. Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender.
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A glimpse into the past
- De Luci-Lu en 10-27-21
De: Mary Gibson
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The Runaway Family
- De: Diney Costeloe
- Narrado por: Georgia Maguire
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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Germany, 1937. Fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime. When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe? Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution.
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Public opinion can change on a dime!!
- De Annie en 01-12-24
De: Diney Costeloe
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The Chalky Sea
- The Canadians Series, Book 1
- De: Clare Flynn
- Narrado por: Sarah Zimmerman
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later, her humdrum world is torn apart when her sleepy English seaside town is subjected to the first of many heavy bombing attacks. In Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is uncertain whether to volunteer for the army. When he uncovers the secret his fiance has been keeping from him his decision is clear. A few weeks later he is on a ship bound for England.
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tear jerker
- De Constance Z. en 03-02-24
De: Clare Flynn
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The Hidden Child
- A Novel
- De: Louise Fein
- Narrado por: Marisa Calin
- Duración: 13 h y 50 m
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Eleanor Hamilton is happily married and mother to a beautiful four-year-old girl, Mabel. Her husband, Edward, is a leading light in the burgeoning Eugenics movement, which is designing the very ideas that will soon be embraced by Hitler. But when Mabel develops debilitating epileptic seizures and Eleanor discovers Edward has been keeping secrets, Eleanor's world fractures. In order to save her daughter, she takes matters into her own hands.
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Excellent story.
- De Diane Klu… en 12-18-23
De: Louise Fein
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Of Windmills and War
- De: Diane Moody
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
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The rumblings of war in distant countries mattered little to Danny McClain. Growing up in Chicago, his world revolved around afterschool jobs, a rescued beagle, his pen pal in Holland, and the Cubs' chance to go to the World Series. Then, in December of 1941, news of the attack on Pearl Harbor hit much too close to home. In a few years, Danny found himself in the copilot seat of a B-17, stationed with the 390th Bomb Group in Framlingham, England.
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Wonderful Wonderful Story
- De CR en 05-17-17
De: Diane Moody
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You Were There Before My Eyes
- A Novel
- De: Maria Riva
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Wiley
- Duración: 20 h y 38 m
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In a small village in Italy at the turn of the 20th century, Jane chafes at stifling routine and tradition. So when an opportunity presents itself to immigrate to America, her hunger for escape compels her to leave everything behind. Far away, in Henry Ford's factories in Michigan, a new kind of life is taking shape, and it offers gleaming promise for Jane and her young husband.
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On my top 5 list! And Elizabeth Wiley! Wow!
- De Henwhisperer en 08-14-20
De: Maria Riva
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- Marie G.
- 06-10-23
STARTS SLOW, THEN WOW!
For me, this book started out very slowly, and by Chapter 6, I wasn’t so sure I was going to stick with the book, but I’m glad I did! I had previously read, “The Girl with No Name” and “The Sisters of St. Croix,” and had absolutely loved both, so I was a little surprised that this book took a while to draw me in.
Once the story got to the point where the war was well and truly upon Paris, the need to evacuate the city urgent, and the opportunity to pass freely beyond the city gates, did I suddenly realize the author had done it to me again — I had indeed been drawn in without realizing it, and was at that point in a book I love — the point at which I start ignoring other things so I can get back to the book as quickly as I can to see what happens next.😊
The mother and two of her three daughters retreat to the relative safety of their country estate, barely escaping the city walls before they were closed by the Army; but father has to stay behind with one of the daughters who becomes ill the night before she is to leave with her mother and sister.
Father assures mother that everything will be fine; mother should still go the next morning as planned, getting two of the three girls out of Paris safely. Father says behind with the daughter who is ill, and assures mother that he and the daughter will be two, possibly three, days behind them, leaving the moment the child is strong enough to travel. But something awful happens (the majority of the rest off the story is based on this event — I won’t reveal what and spoil it), but the best laid plans go haywire and the young girl is separated from the rest of the family. While apart, this well-bred, proper young lady must learn to survive under the most harsh and dangerous of circumstances and gets an introduction to the hard realities of life beyond the safety of her family home and the sheltered life she always lived there.
The young girl runs into a young gutter snipe that once worked for her family that knows how to work the streets. He takes her under his protection and vows to keep her safe as best he can during some pretty awful circumstances. They develop a deep bond of friendship that will last a lifetime.
There is much more to the story — two brothers in opposing Armies, but who work together to find and save their little sister…
Despite its slow start, I enjoyed this book and was delighted to learn there is a follow-up to it. I am excited to get started on Book Two. With all that was packed into Book One, I can’t imagine how Ms. Costeloe will out-do herself in Book Two!
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- Capt.Jackś first mate.
- 01-28-24
Rare thoughtful child’s story
Author carefully tells the story of children of war. Helen and Janeau each represent opposite ends of society, and the tale weaves their friendship beautifully to a realistic conclusion amid the horrors of war.
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- Bindi
- 08-13-23
Excellent Historical Fiction, believeable
Set after the Franco-Prussian War, the St. Claire family returns to Paris as the father feels they need to stick together and he needs to be there in order to do some of his business. The mother did not want to return to Paris with the husband nor take any of the children as she felt it was too dangerous. Their dangerous journey and terrifying ordeal begins before the ever even make it to their home within the city.
By the time the father finally agrees mother was right and should indeed return home to the country with the children, one of their daughters, Helene becomes I'll and must remain behind with the father and housekeeper and nursemaid. Meanwhile, the two oldest brothers are off fighting as enemies across the barricades in the war . After Helen becomes well enough to travel, father leaves to find provisions for the trip and a bunch of soldiers break into the home where Helen, the nursemaid and housekeeper are and all of them are terrified!
What will happen when Helen disappears? What happens to the two brothers fighting on opposing sides? Heartbreaking, courageous, historical fiction. Well written and well read in an Audible book.
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