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Publisher's Summary
A courageous young noblewoman risks her life to hide French resistance fighters; 70 years later, her granddaughter visits the family’s abandoned chateau and uncovers shocking secrets from the past.
Gisèle Duchant guards a secret that could cost her life. Tunnels snake through the hill under her family’s medieval chateau in Normandy. Now, with Hitler’s army bearing down, her brother and several friends are hiding in the tunnels, resisting the German occupation of France.
But when German soldiers take over the family’s château, Gisèle is forced to host them as well - while harboring the resistance fighters right below their feet. Taking in a Jewish friend’s baby, she convinces the Nazis that it is her child, ultimately risking everything for the future of the child. When the German officers begin to suspect her deception, an unlikely hero rescues both her and the child.
A present day story weaves through the past one as Chloe Sauver, Gisèle’s granddaughter, arrives in Normandy. After calling off her engagement with a political candidate, Chloe pays a visit to the chateau to escape publicity and work with a documentary filmmaker, Riley, who has uncovered a fascinating story about Jews serving in Hitler’s army. Riley wants to research Chloe’s family history and the lives that were saved in the tunnels under their house in Normandy. Chloe is floored - her family isn’t Jewish, for one thing, and she doesn’t know anything about tunnels or the history of the house. But as she begins to explore the dark and winding passageways beneath the chateau, nothing can prepare her for the shock of what she and Riley discover...
With emotion and intrigue, Melanie Dobson brings World War II France to life in this beautiful novel about war, family, sacrifice, and the secrets of the past.
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- Chastity Lee
- 06-14-20
Unexpected Twist
I didn’t realize that this was going to become an evangelical Christian platform set against a historical context. I couldn’t stomach it and was irritated that I missed the nuances in the description.
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- Margarita Gonzalez
- 08-23-20
Not a must read, PS. I do believe in Gog
I was disappointed by the dramatic acentuation on the evangelical part of the history; it could have been a better message if the history would have been soft in that part, was even "annoying". I finish the book because I already paid, but is not a must read at all in my opinion because additionally to the evangelical drama, at the end felt like "fast finish" like the writer run out of imagination to keep going and just ended.
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- paula wright
- 05-10-20
I have always loved Melanie Dobson this is her bes
Wow. What a story. I couldn’t wait to listen to more everyday. She makes ww11 come alive and her characters are well developed. This is my very favorite genre and she doesn’t disappoint . Mrs Dobson doesn’t have to use profanity or gratuitous sex scenes in her story. She doesn’t need fillers like that to make her books so interesting . It’s not all goodness and light either cause there was some heartbreak . As much as I’ve read about ww11 and the nazis I didn’t have any Idea Jewish men did serve in the German army. This is partly their story. You will not be sorry to use a credit to listen to this audiobook. Waiting for her next audiobook
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- Guest
- 06-21-20
Truly A Stellar Performance
Another 5 star story by Melanie Dobson set during World War 2. This Audible performance was better than watching a movie! I could visualize the characters based on the author’s descriptions.
Stellar!
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- Normita
- 07-10-20
so good
listening to booksis a new skill for me. awhole lot different than phisically reading a book. so bless that the reader is a very soothing voice. the book is hard to put down you want to know whats going to happen next, at the edge of my seat the whole book ! ,so most excelent for me. Thank you to the author and all the research that was done for this book much appreciated. Looking forward to more books like this.
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- Tiasdolls
- 01-19-21
A story of courage and discovery
This is the third title I've enjoyed by author Melanie Dobson. The amount of history she shares and the complexities of her protagonists create a wonderful tapestry. This story starts out in the present day. Chloe Sauver is ready to give up everything to become a politician's wife. Her beloved grandmother is ailing from dementia as well as old age and seems to be tormented by a memory from her past in France. Chloe's journey takes her back to her grandmother's home estate where she encounters more questions than answers.
As the present day story line continues, we are transported back to the young life of Chloe's grandmother, Giséle and her experience with the Germans who are billeted in her home.
This is a story of courage and discovery on so many levels. Melanie Dobson's tapestry interweaves these two women's lives so smoothly, that you don't want the story to end, yet you want the secrets to be unveiled. How wonderful is that?
Nancy Peterson is one of my favorite narrators. Her storytelling is spot on, allowing the fullness of the author's craft to shine through. Peterson easily handles the American, French and German accents always allowing the listener full sight of the story. Beautifully told!
Mature Content: PG (no sex, graphic violence or graphic language). There are situations of war that are handled with grace and humility. Perhaps a great conversation starter for young teen listeners.
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- k.vano
- 08-03-20
Couldn’t stop listening
Loved the characters and their stories. The weaving of 1940’s to present day was enchanting. Melanie Dobson is one of my favorite authors an amazing story teller.
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- Jean
- 07-14-20
great book!
loved it!! she obviously did a great deal of research when writing it. very worth the credit!
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- LULU
- 06-14-20
Excellent.
Excellent throughout. Time frames easy to follow. Narration superb.
Offers insight into the minds of those who chose many different directions in response to the war and what was happening around them
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- Bettye V Swanzy
- 07-22-20
This is a great book.
I couldn’t put it down. I’ve found my dna to be French and l love learning the history of the Normandy and the areas of France.
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Hidden Among the Stars
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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As Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annika’s story.
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A stirring Christian time-slip
- By Cover Lover on 07-14-19
By: Melanie Dobson
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The Winter Rose
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping WWII time-slip novel from the author whose books have been called “propulsive” and a “must-read” (Publishers Weekly), Grace Tonquin is an American Quaker who works tirelessly in Vichy France to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis. After crossing the treacherous Pyrénées, Grace returns home to Oregon with a brother and sister whose parents were lost during the war. Though Grace and her husband love Élias and Marguerite as their own, echoes of Grace’s past and trauma from the Holocaust tear the Tonquin family apart.
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a little disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 01-14-22
By: Melanie Dobson
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Memories of Glass
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Reminiscent of Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife, this stunning novel draws from true accounts to shine a light on a period of Holland’s darkest history and bravest heroes. 1942. As war rips through the heart of Holland, childhood friends Josie van Rees and Eliese Linden partner with a few daring citizens to rescue Eliese’s son and hundreds of other Jewish children who await deportation in a converted theater in Amsterdam. But amid their resistance work, Josie and Eliese’s dangerous secrets could derail their friendship and their entire mission.
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Memorable, Inspirational WWII Story
- By A+D on 09-08-19
By: Melanie Dobson
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Catching the Wind
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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What happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was 13, when he and 10-year-old Brigitte escaped the Gestapo agents who arrested both their parents. They survived a harrowing journey from Germany to England, only to be separated upon their arrival. Daniel vowed to find Brigitte after the war, a promise he has fought to fulfill for more than 70 years.
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A Labyrinth of Intrigue
- By Jean on 12-22-18
By: Melanie Dobson
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Beneath a Golden Veil
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As elegant as the Sacramento residence she operates, Isabelle Labrie keeps her past concealed, like the treasure she hides under the Golden Hotel. It's 1853, the heyday of the California Gold Rush. Isabelle is full of hope, staking her claim on the city's refined clientele and her future on a sweetheart's promise to marry her when he returns from the gold fields. Then, unexpected guests - fugitive slaves seeking safe passage to the North - force her to confront her past and reconsider her path.
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What a great informative book
- By paula wright on 04-20-19
By: Melanie Dobson
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The Curator's Daughter
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Hanna Tillich cherishes her work as an archaeologist for the Third Reich, searching for the Holy Grail and other artifacts to bolster evidence of a master Aryan race. But when she is reassigned to work as a museum curator in Nuremberg, then forced to marry an SS officer and adopt a young girl, she begins to see behind the Nazi facade. A prayer labyrinth becomes a storehouse for her secrets, but as she comes to love Lilly as her own daughter, she fears that what she’s hiding—and what she begins to uncover—could put them both in mortal danger.
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Thanks!
- By Melanie H. on 05-25-23
By: Melanie Dobson
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The Black Cloister
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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When Elise Friedman’s mother died suddenly on Elise’s eighth birthday, any hope of unlocking her mysterious past died with her. Raised by her adoptive father, Elise has spent years trying to learn the truth about her mother, Catrina, and the life Catrina left behind when she emigrated to America.
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Intriguing and a Strong storyline
- By Lynn on 03-10-22
By: Melanie Dobson
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Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor
- A Novel
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Libby, a free spirit who can’t be tamed by her parents, finds solace with her neighbor Oliver, the son of Lord Croft of Ladenbrooke Manor. Libby finds herself pregnant and alone, when her father kicks her out and Oliver mysteriously drowns in a nearby river. Though theories spread across the English countryside, no one is ever held responsible for Oliver’s death. Sixty years later, Heather Toulson, returning to her family’s cottage in the shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor, is filled with mixed emotions.
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Absolutely loved it !!!
- By Talyah on 03-11-20
By: Melanie Dobson
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Enchanted Isle
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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In the spring of 1958, Jenny Winter embarks on a two-month adventure to one of the most enchanting places on earth, a quaint village in England's magical Lake District. With a new camera and an eye for capturing the beauty others miss, she can't wait to explore the heathery fells and mystical waters. Adrian Kemp, a handsome and enigmatic local, makes the sightseeing even more beguiling - and he's about to invite Jenny into one of the area's most enduring legends.
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Mesmerizing Tale of Love and Loss
- By Debbie on 09-03-19
By: Melanie Dobson
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Refuge on Crescent Hill
- By: Melanie Dobson
- Narrated by: Emily Pike Stewart
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Moving home after a recent job loss was supposed to reassure Camden Bristow and give her time to decide what to do next. But when she arrives in Etherton, Ohio, she discovers that her grandmother, who she hasn't talked to in years, has passed away and “home” is an empty mansion, 150 years old — not exactly the comfort Camden was looking for.
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Not as interesting as previous stories.
- By Crazy Cat Lady on 08-27-22
By: Melanie Dobson
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The Secrets We Left Behind
- By: Soraya M. Lane
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her. Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans. Beneath the pile of bodies two men survive, crawling to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, where sisters Elise and Adelaide risk their lives to take them in.
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Great
- By Auntie JoJo 607 on 12-04-21
By: Soraya M. Lane
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If I Were You
- A Novel
- By: Lynn Austin
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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1950. In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed war bride, Audrey needs the support of her American in-laws, whom she has never met. But she arrives to find that her longtime friend Eve Dawson has been impersonating her for the past four years. Unraveling this deception will force Audrey and Eve’s secrets - and the complicated history of their friendship - to the surface.
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performed beautifully
- By Colby on 07-16-20
By: Lynn Austin