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The French House

By: Jacquie Bloese
Narrated by: Candida Gubbins
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Summary

Freedom worth fighting for. Love worth waiting for.

In Nazi-occupied Guernsey, the consequences of making the wrong decision can be deadly....

Left profoundly deaf after an accident, Émile is no stranger to isolation—or heartbreak. Now, as Nazi planes loom over Guernsey, he senses life is about to change forever.

Trapped in a tense, fearful marriage, Isabelle doesn't know what has become of Émile and the future she hoped for. But when she glimpses him from the window of the French House, their lives collide once more. 

Lieutenant Schreiber is more comfortable wielding a paintbrush than a pistol. But he has little choice in the role he is forced to play in the occupying forces—or in his own forbidden desires. 

As their paths entwine, loyalties are blurred and dangerous secrets forged. But on an island under occupation, courage can have deadly consequences....

Lyrical, moving and compelling, this is a novel about wanting to hear and learning to listen—to the truths of our own hearts.

©2022 Jacquie Bloese (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

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Gave up

I got to chapter 13 and gave up. The narrator seems to have a blocked nose which I found so distracting. Maybe she had a cold but it really bothered me. The story was dull. Didn’t go anywhere. I’m sad to say I gave up.

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Mediocre romance

I struggled with this story I couldn’t engage with the characters and found it slightly dark and miserable with no light Narration was average

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Absolutely wonderful escapism

This book will stay with me for a long time. Beautifully written and so very poignant. Candida Gubbins was fabulous as the narrator and I found myself getting lost in this gripping story and all the characters involved.

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