
The Indigo Rebels
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Narrated by:
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Becky Boyd
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By:
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Ellie Midwood
France, 1940
The German army has marched into Paris. Three siblings, three very different people leading very different lives, find themselves face-to-face with new occupants of their city, and neither of them can guess what the occupation has in store for them, and how it will change their lives once and for all. Giselle Legrand, a renowned novelist and a socialite, encounters an unannounced guest in her apartment - a newly arrived chief of the Gestapo, Sturmbannführer Dr. Karl Wünsche, who is intended to billet there and who soon starts making rather unwelcome changes in Giselle's lifestyle. Strong-willed and defiant, Giselle gets involved with one of the first Resistance cells, refusing to submit to the newly established authority despite the developing relationship between the two.
Kamille Blanchard, a new widow of the war left alone with a small daughter, is dreading the approaching army. However, she never expected that she could find love in the arms of an officer, who appears at her door as soon as the German army marches in. But will Kamille be able to trust a former enemy when he has to choose between his feelings and duty for his country?
Marcel Legrand, a former history student and a deserter, fearing capture by the Germans has no other choice than ask for help from the ones he used to fear and avoid - the mysterious communists, who call for an uprising and freeing their country from the Nazi plague.
Soon, the fates of all three siblings will become intertwined in a dangerous knot, all of them, fighting for the same goal: a liberated France.
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A Talented Author With A Historian’s Eye
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What I love about this book is that they make you think and ask yourself the question ‘What would you do?”. This book shows that war isn’t black and white and there are good and bad people on both sides.
I love seeing how each of the three siblings comes to term with the war and what to do to save themselves and others. Their actions surprised me and I was cheering Giselle on in the end.
I look forward to reading the next book
so good
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Frankly, I’ve been fascinated by each of this author’s books, whether it be about the Nuremberg Trials, the inter-workings of the Nazis, or the use of female Jewish sex slaves in Nazi camps, but I have to say, INDIGO REBELS is my favorite.
Great detailed descriptions of characters and settings intersperse with factual tidbits that, like all her books, had me visiting Wikipedia, eager to find out even more. But ultimately, fine descriptions aren’t enough for me. As I found myself turning pages with great absorption and anticipation, I realized I was highly impressed with Midwood’s well-thought out and intriguing plot. All in all, a brilliantly executed book which I highly recommend. Bravo, Ellie Midwood!
Bravo!
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"The Indigo Rebels"
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Depiction of the characters and their emotional state come to life. One of the sisters struggles with feelings of her husband's indifference and abandonment. The other sister is flamboyant and the opposite of her younger sibling. They both grow to change significantly through the occupation). Their younger brother, at first confused and uncertain, finds his way into the resistance movement. The relationships between them and the people with whom they interact are as complex as one might imagine in such difficult times.
The story gives the reader a look into daily life in France under Nazi control. I’m kin to find out in the next two books, who of the main characters chooses self-sacrifice for the good of others to overcome evil and who favors self-preservation. I can’t recommend this book enough for anyone who enjoys reading about WWII from different perspectives.
Historical fiction at its best
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Love and War
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A brilliant WW 2 novel
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A good strong story line
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I got through it despite the performance
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Listened straight through
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