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Cry of the Heart: Heartbreak and Hope in Occupied France

A World War II Novel

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Cry of the Heart: Heartbreak and Hope in Occupied France

By: Martin Lake
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She gave away her child to save his life. Another woman took him in, at risk to herself.

Viviane Renaud is a young mother living on the French Riviera in the Second World War. Times are hard but she is not the sort to be dismayed by circumstances. One day her life changes forever. A young Jewish woman, fleeing from the authorities, begs her to take care of her four year old boy, David. Almost without thinking, Viviane agrees.

Viviane’s life is never the same again. She fabricates a story to explain how David came to be with her and must tip-toe around the suspicions of her neighbours, her friends and most of all her mother and sister. She and her husband, Alain, find allies in unlikely places, particularly an American woman, Dorothy Pine.

But then, the world crashes around them. Threatened by Allied military success, Hitler sends the German army to occupy the south of France. With them come the SS and the Gestapo. The peril for Jews and for those, like Viviane, who hide them, appears overwhelming. The challenge for them now is to survive.
20th Century Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction France Military
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OK storyline. There are much better books available about French occupation during World War II. The book just abruptly ends. Do not recommend.

Terrible way to end the story

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Loved the ending, a quiet book until it kicks into
gear. I plan on rereading to understand better, but I really enjoyed this book as a whole

This freaking ending omg

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I have never written a review before but this book made me crazy. First, it is narrated in virtual voice which I did not enjoy. It felt very childish or like I was being talked to like a child. The story was engaging but the ending was horrible. It felt like the author ran out time and just ended the entire book in one sentence. This book should have had a couple more chapters at least.

Worst ending EVER!

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