The USA Today bestseller
‘A compelling and powerful read’ Gill Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Child on Platform One
‘A powerful and thoughtful novel’ Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich
‘A gripping tale of wartime sacrifice and innocence lost … in the cause of freedom’ Jina Bacarr, author of Her Lost Love
1942, France.
As the war in Europe rages on, Adèle … of Her Lost Love
1942, France.
As the war in Europe rages on, Adèle Ambeh dreams of a France that is free from the clutches of the new regime. The date of her marriage to a ruthless man is drawing closer, and she only has one choice – she must run.
With the help of her mother, Adèle flees to Lyon, seeking refuge at the Sisters of Notre Dame del la Compassion. From the outside this is a simple nunnery, but the sisters are secretly aiding the French Resistance, hiding and supplying the fighters with weapons.
While it is not quite the escape Adèle imagined, she is drawn to the nuns and quickly finds herself part of the resistance. But her new role means she must return to Vichy, and those she left behind, no matter the cost.
Each day is filled with a different danger and as she begins to fall for another man, Adèle’s entire world could come crashing down around her.
Adèle must fight for her family, her own destiny, as well as her country.
Praise for The Girl from Vichy:
‘A beautiful story’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘A great historical read’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘This book is a wonderful book’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘Andie Newton’s realistic, well-researched, and seamlessly delivered story-writing, immediately engages the reader in The Girl from Vichy’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘The Girl from Vichy offers the reader fully formed characters, a heart-pounding plot, and an ending that brought a tear to my eye’ NetGalley Reviewer
Praise for Andie Newton:
‘A powerful debut!’ Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife
‘A captivating story with a twist of romance threaded throughout’ Glynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan
‘A heart-clenching emotionally evocative debut!’ Terry Lynn Thomas, author of The Silent Woman
‘A compelling tale of friendship, courage and espionage in a frightening and uncertain world’ Charlotte Betts, author of The Dressmaker’s Secret
‘The Girl I Left Behind made me cry and left me wanting more, which to me are signs of a truly wonderful book, one that will stay with me long after I’ve finished reading’ Lana Kortchik, author of The Story of Us
‘Wonderful story where it has you on the edge of your seat but have the tissues with you!’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘The author has a gift for creating a sense of place whether the setting was on a snowy mountain or the streets of Germany in the early 1940s’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘Excellent story. Strong characters’ NetGalley Reviewer
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Too slow for me
Lots of history!
I liked the book bit was really something different for me. Lots of if real life history.
This story has no time line. It jumped around, didn’t complete a situation the character was involved in and just left me hanging as to what was happening. From one sentence to the next the narrative flowed from something that just happened to in the next sentence that situation was months or weeks ago. Very poor character development. A jumbled mess of a story.
The development of a young flighty girl to a brave fearless woman was incredible! I loved this book, so much so that I’m ready the first book by this author “the girl I left behind”…..a little wordy but same subject matter.
Catchfly
This is an emotional read, heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. The book is written about the French Resistance during WWII. It is especially about the women’s role in the resistance, and the dangerous roles they played. How many times they had to pretend to be collaborating with the German’s in order to gain information for the resistance. In doing so their own countrymen labeled them collaborators and were often mean to them. Even within families and friends the war split families apart.
The characters in this story are realistic and believable. Adele, Marguerite, Luc, the mother superior and the priest, and even Adel’s own mother worked with the resistance. Adele had to pretend to like a French policeman, Gerard, that collaborated with the Germans to gather information.
The saddest part of the story is when she finds out her own sister Charlotte turned her in for working with the resistance. She is than on the run from the Gestapo with Marguerite and eventually captured and put in prison. The women of the resistance were taught to never speak when interrogated and they withstood severe torture.
It is sad what the captured went through and what the Jewish people went through. It is inspiring that so many of the French fought back in the resistance, especially the women.
This book kept me reading late at night and all the next day until I finished it. It was a page turner, and a tear jerker. It had a bit of romance and a lot of suspense. I know that if you read it you will be inspired by these women in the resistance. I would recommend this book.
Thanks to Andie Newton, Aria Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of the book in return for an honest review.
I’m not sure what to say about this book. It seemed almost like every other book I’ve read about the resistance.
It did keep my interest and I wanted to find out what happened to the main characters.
Thanks to Netgalley for the early copy