The Lighthouse Sisters: A gripping and heartwrenching World War Two historical novel, inspired by true events
Autor Gill Thompsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – sep 2022
'Really brought a lump to my throat. It has stayed with me since finishing it' SUZANNE GOLDRING
'They were there for each other during the war just like the lighthouse, a source of hope and protection over the years.'
1940: For sisters Alice and Jenny life is just beginning when the Nazis seize control of the island of Jersey, driving the girls down separate paths. While Alice is forced by the enemy to work in the German hospital, Jenny is attracted to the circle of islanders rising up to resist the occupiers. And as the war tightens its grip, it will cause each of the sisters to make an extraordinary choice, experience unimaginable heartbreak and emerge forever changed...
1996: The war may have ended decades earlier, but for the elegant woman sitting alone now, the images live on in her memory: her sister's carefree laughter, the inky black of a German soldier's boots, the little boats that never came back. And the one constant through it all: the lighthouse that always guided them back to the island...
A gripping, heartbreaking story of two sisters in occupied Jersey during WWII - one a nurse, who is transported to Nazi Germany, the other, who volunteers for the island's resistance movement - from the author of The Child on Platform One. Perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz.
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What real readers are saying about The Lighthouse Sisters:
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What an emotional read, I felt like I was actually living along the characters, I absolutely loved this book'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was gripped. I couldn't put it down. Heart-wrenching at times and so full of hope and resilience at others.'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A real page-turner'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A wonderful read from the first page'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A beautifully written tale'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Plenty of excitement, heartwarming and gut wrenching moments'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Emotional and compelling'
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472279958
ISBN-10: 1472279956
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Headline Review
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472279956
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Headline Review
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Praise for Gill Thompson: 'Heartrending. Riveting. Definitely on my list of Ten Best Books of the year
The characters and their moving stories will haunt you long after you finish the last page
A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit
A heartrending story
A mother's loss and a son's courage . . . A heartrending story that spans the world
1996: An elderly lady looks back at her life, remembering her experiences during the war on Jersey, her sister's journey, and the one tragic loss she can never forget...
1940: Sisters Alice and Jenny are in their early twenties when the Germans occupy their home of Jersey. Alice, a nurse, is called to work in the German hospital, unaware that she will find a great love but that she will make an even greater sacrifice and be sent to a place across the seas where she will witness unbearable suffering. Meanwhile her sister Jenny is drawn into a circle of islanders who decide to rise up and resist the occupiers. For both sisters, the war will cause them to make extraordinary choices, experience unimaginable heartbreak, and emerge forever changed...
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