The Girl from Vichy: The USA Today bestselling historical fiction page turner

· Head of Zeus Ltd
4.4
23 reviews
Ebook
320
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About this ebook

The USA Today bestseller

'A compelling and powerful read' – Gill Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Child on Platform One

'A powerful and thoughtful novel' – Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich

'A gripping tale of wartime sacrifice and innocence lost in the cause of freedom' – Jina Bacarr, author of Her Lost Love

She's done running. Now she fights.

1942. With the war raging in Europe, Adèle Ambeh dreams of a France that is free from the clutches of the Nazis. As the date of her marriage to a ruthless man draws closer, she only has one choice: she must run.

Adèle flees to Lyon and seeks refuge at the Sisters of Notre Dame de la Compassion. From the outside this is a simple nunnery, but the sisters are secretly aiding the French Resistance, hiding and supplying the fighters with weapons. Adèle quickly finds herself part of the efforts to take down the regime.

As each day fills with a different danger and she begins to fall for another man, Adèle's entire world could come crashing down around her.

She must fight for her family, her country – and her own destiny.

Praise for The Girl from Vichy:

'A beautiful story' NetGalley Reviewer

'A great historical read' NetGalley Reviewer

'This book is a wonderful book' NetGalley Reviewer

'Andie Newton's realistic, well-researched, and seamlessly delivered story-writing, immediately engages the reader in The Girl from Vichy' NetGalley Reviewer

'The Girl from Vichy offers the reader fully formed characters, a heart-pounding plot, and an ending that brought a tear to my eye' NetGalley Reviewer

Praise for Andie Newton:

'A powerful debut!' Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife

'A captivating story with a twist of romance threaded throughout' Glynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan

'A heart-clenching emotionally evocative debut!' Terry Lynn Thomas, author of The Silent Woman

'A compelling tale of friendship, courage and espionage in a frightening and uncertain world' Charlotte Betts, author of The Dressmaker's Secret

'The Girl I Left Behind made me cry and left me wanting more, which to me are signs of a truly wonderful book, one that will stay with me long after I've finished reading' Lana Kortchik, author of The Story of Us

'Wonderful story where it has you on the edge of your seat but have the tissues with you!' NetGalley Reviewer

'The author has a gift for creating a sense of place whether the setting was on a snowy mountain or the streets of Germany in the early 1940s' NetGalley Reviewer

'Excellent story. Strong characters' NetGalley Reviewer

Ratings and reviews

4.4
23 reviews
Grace J. Reviewerlady
August 14, 2020
What a wonderful read! The author has done her research on this one, and it pays off with a very informative read which kept me spellbound until the very last page. Adele Ambeh is young, French and, thanks to her father's recent announcement, on the cusp of marrying a man she's not sure of at all. Her mother doesn't like the idea either, and helps Adele to flee the situation by packing her off to a convent to take refuge. But all is not as it appears at the nunnery and it doesn't take long for Adele to become embroiled in the goings on which she discovers are connected to the French Resistance. Before long Adele must return to Vichy and pretend to be enchanted with the man she ran away from . . . I have always been fascinated by how ordinary people survived the Second World War domestically, and my interest extended to the French Resistance since reading about Edith Cavell and Violet Szabo when I was a young girl, admiring their selfless actions. The writing in this novel manages to convey the horrors of war, the terror of those living in occupied France whilst producing an absolutely gripping tale! My emotions were all over the place by the time I reached the final page, alternatively covering my mouth with a tissue with the horror of it all one moment and mopping up my tears the next. I can't imagine anyone reading this and not being greatly touched. Andie Newton has produced a fine novel which earns everyone of the five glittering stars I'm so very happy to give it. I cannot recommend this one highly enough - a must read.
4 people found this review helpful
The Lone Wonderer
November 29, 2019
I can't wait to read this!
4 people found this review helpful

About the author

Andie Newton is an American writer living in Washington State with her husband and two boys. She writes female-driven historical fiction set in WWII. The Girl I Left Behind was her first novel. She would love to say she spends her free time gardening and cooking, but she's killed everything she's ever planted and set off more fire alarms than she cares to admit. Andie does, however, love spending time with her family, ultra trail running, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

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