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Author Leroy, Margaret.

Title The soldier's wife / Margaret Leroy
Edition First edition
Published New York : Hyperion/Voice, [2011]
©2011

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Description 404 pages : map ; 21 cm
regular print
Summary As World War II draws closer and closer to Guernsey, Vivienne de la Mare knows that there will be sacrifices to be made. Not just for herself, but for her two young daughters and for her mother-in-law, for who she cares while her husband is away fighting. What she does not expect is that she will fall in love with one of the enigmatic German soldiers who take up residence in the house next door to her home. As their relationship intensifies, so do the pressures on Vivienne. Food and resources grow scant, and the restrictions placed upon the residents of the island grow with each passing week. Though Vivienne knows the perils of her love affair with Gunther, she believes that she can keep their relationship- and her family- safe. But when she becomes aware of the full brutality of the Occupation, she must decide if she is willing to risk her personal happiness for the life of a stranger.--From book cover
Notes Includes discussion questions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Germans -- Guernsey -- Fiction.
Married women -- Guernsey -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Guernsey -- Fiction.
SUBJECT Channel Islands -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004007889 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Guernsey http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82098821 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Genre/Form Reading nook.
Novels.
LC no. 2010047508
ISBN 1401341705 (paperback)
9781401341701 (paperback)