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Resistance
by Owen Sheers

Published: 2009-02-10
Paperback : 306 pages
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Resistance is a beautifully written and powerful story set during an imagined occupation of Britain by Nazi Germany in World War II.

 

In a remote and rugged Welsh valley in 1944, in the wake of a German invasion, all the men have disappeared overnight, apparently to join the ...

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Resistance is a beautifully written and powerful story set during an imagined occupation of Britain by Nazi Germany in World War II.

 

In a remote and rugged Welsh valley in 1944, in the wake of a German invasion, all the men have disappeared overnight, apparently to join the underground resistance. Their abandoned wives, a tiny group of farm women, are soon trapped in the valley by an unusually harsh winter—along with a handful of war-weary German soldiers on a secret mission. The need to survive drives the soldiers and the women into uneasy relationships that test both their personal and national loyalties. But when the snow finally melts, bringing them back into contact with the war that has been raging beyond their mountains, they must face the dramatic consequences of their choices.

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  "My Resistance is Low!"by Mandi D. (see profile) 02/19/11

Sheers is already a minor celebrity and his website lists his many successes. These include the new film coming out that is based on this particular book. This poet and author was born in Fi... (read more)

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