However, he senses she is too young to commit to the cause. In Gaetan, Isabelle finds both the purpose she has searched for and the man she will always love. On her journey south, Isabelle encounters Gaetan, a released prisoner who is on his way to join the French resistance led by Charles de Gaulle. However, he sends Isabelle away from him once again to live with her sister. With the bombing of Paris, Julien remains to protect his bookstore. Julien Rosignol is an emotionally scarred veteran of the Great War, who had abandoned his daughters after their mother died of cancer. After her expulsion from numerous boarding schools for her impetuous and headstrong behavior, Isabelle was sent back to Paris to live with her father. Traveling among them is Vianne’s younger sister, Isabelle Rosignol. They flood the roads and overrun the small towns in search of food and lodging. Shortly after his departure, thousands of refugees flee south to safety. This forces Antoine to leave Vianne and Sophie alone to join the men of Carriveau in defending the country. Hitler’s army breaks through the Maginot Line and invades Paris. She teaches at the local elementary school with her childhood friend Rachel.

It is there that Vianne Mauriac lives with her husband Antoine and their daughter Sophie. Rather, it takes place in the Loire Valley town of Carriveau. Set in World War II France, the story does not unfold on a battlefield with soldiers in combat. Readers who like historical novels with heroic female characters will want to read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. World War II Fiction with Heroic Female Characters This post was published on: 03/6/21 in the Book Reviews, Books category

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