The Baker's Secret: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XDH52PN |
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| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cindy Adair said Hope and survival. I enjoy historical fiction and find stories set during World War II particularly interesting. This book did not disappoint. A small, coastal town in France has been overtaken and occupied by German troops for years with the villagers starving and controlled by the occupying troops. One girl, Emma, is a baker and has been ordered to bake twelve loaves of bread each day . Beautiful story A young girl fights daily to survive the nightmare of Nazi occupation in Normandy. Along with her survival she fights for the survival of her fellow villagers. A heroic daily battle by someone who never thinks of herself as a heroine, just as a survivor. Kiernan takes you on Emma's journey getting to know many of the villagers as they all struggle to survive the oppres. A Remarkable Story of Courage Carol A. Kiessig While there are numerous novels about this period of history this one resonates with stories of the oppressed and how they played a key part in keeping hope alive.
From the multiple-award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War II - a shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism, and the resilience of the human spirit, set in a small Normandy village on the eve of D-Day. Each day she receives an extra ration of flour to bake a dozen baguettes for the occupying troops. She was likewise powerless to help when they pulled Ezra from his shop at gunpoint, the first of many villagers stolen away and never seen again. Under the cold, watchful eyes of armed soldiers, she builds a clandestine network of barter and trade that she and the villagers use to thwart their occ