The Prisoner's Daughter: A German prisoner of war. A Canadian farmgirl. A family secret: A WWII story - Couverture souple

Robillard, Amy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1778352170 ISBN 13 : 9781778352171

Editeur : 978-1-77835-217-1, 2023

Synopsis

1943
In the throes of WWII, captured German soldier, Johannes Gertner, is sent to Camp 23 — a prisoner of war camp in the wilds of Canada’s boreal forest. Far from Rommel’s Afrika Korps, Johannes forms an unlikely friendship with a black bear, and Alfred — an anti-Nazi philosopher. But when tragedy strikes camp, Johannes is relocated to a Canadian farm.

Under the watchful eye of Violet Earle — the farmer’s 16-year-old daughter — Johannes escapes the nightmares of WWII and discovers a world of belonging. But, as the war rages on, he faces an unfathomable dilemma that puts everything at risk.

2022
Mourning her beloved grandmother, Elizabeth Sullivan inherits her family’s dilapidated cottage. Finding solace in the neighbour’s son, the two uncover a long-held family secret that shatters the budding romance. Grief-stricken, Elizabeth sets off to find the truth, but will the truth tarnish her family's name or mend all that is broken?

A story from a new-world vantage, The Prisoner's Daughter offers a glimpse of life at POW Camp 23 and those living an ocean away from the front lines—a point of view rarely told in WWII fiction.

Readers of Kate Quinn's, The Alice Network, will enjoy The Prisoner's Daughter.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in the Ottawa Valley, Amy's family moved around the country instilling in her a fascination with the concept of "home" -- a reoccurring theme in her work. A lover of all things old and dilapidated (but with a great view), she hopes her book's settings nudge the reader into another time, another place, another world."There is nothing I love more than an abandoned house with a sordid tale emanating from its crooked walls. Just think how lovely it would be to sit down with a cup of tea and have a chat." Amy lives with her husband and divides her time between Ottawa ON, Nelson BC, and Costa Rica, but feels a pang of longing when she visits her parents' home on the Ottawa River. The Prisoner's Daughter is her first novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: 978-1-77835-217-1
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1778352170
• ISBN 13: 9781778352171
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 263
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg