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Half in shadow : a novel / Gemma Liviero.

ISBN: 9781542026963 (paperback)
ISBN: 1542026962 (paperback)
Physical Description: 372 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2022]
Copyright: &copy;2022

Summary:

Josephine Descharmes serves German soldiers at a hotel in 1915 occupied Belgium, but at night helps the resistance move Allied soldiers and civilians into Holland.

1915. In German-occupied Belgium, a tragic loss forces Josephine Descharmes to navigate dangerous new territory. By day it's compliance, serving German officers at the Hotel Metropole. By night it's resistance, working with her brothers underground to help Allied soldiers and civilians cross the border into Holland. Both paths put her and her family at great risk. As Josephine struggles to keep her family safe, Arthur, a grief-stricken English soldier trapped behind enemy lines, finds purpose and hope with Josephine and her work. Meanwhile, Franz, a German officer remorseful for the casualties of war, offers her protection and opportunity. These two men from opposing sides will open her heart and test her loyalties. Amid the sorrows of war and threats of mortal danger and betrayal, Josephine must steer her own fate. In a country deprived of freedom, she will make an impossible choice, one that will forever impact the family she cherishes and the man she loves.