About the Book
Book: A Rose for the Resistance
Author: Angela K. Couch
Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Christian
Release date: April, 2022
A French Woman and German Soldier Create a Truce
Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.
With her father in a German POW camp and her home in Ste Mere Eglise, France, under Nazi occupation, Rosalie Barrieau will do anything to keep her younger brother safe. . .even from his desire to join the French resistance. Until she falls into the debt of a German solder—one who delivers a wounded British pilot to her door. Though not sure what to make of her German ally, Rosalie is thrust deep into the heart of the local underground. As tensions build toward the allied invasion of Normandy, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for freedom.
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My Thoughts:
War is brutal, evil, and chaotic and none knows that more than Rosalie a young woman in war torn France as she must survive for her family and for hope of a better life. Holding out hope for her prisoner father to return home, she does her best to remain unseen and keeping her brother from getting in trouble and killed. But she and her brother, along with others of the Resistance see things differently. She will sit and wait for deliverance while they will fight for it. I thought the author did really well on showing both differing viewpoints and the pros and cons with each.
Unfortunately, the war has come to her door. She has caught the attention of a German soldier, Franz, who seems so different from the other occupiers. Can she trust him and what does he really want?
Franz is a German soldier trying to come to terms with the years he has been fighting for a leader he does not agree with. His troubling past continues to haunt him but the wound he received fighting puts him in an interesting position. Throw in an injured British pilot and you have a story that is seeped not only seeped in danger and resistance, but also of clashing ideas and a surprising love triangle between unwilling participants.
This was a good read about an occupied country and how the citizens strove to live and survive, a soldier and his conscience who strived to break free from his country's leadership, and a forbidden love that would be tested in the battles of war.
I was provided a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author
More from Angela
The story of A Rose for the Resistance has been in the making for a while. Rosalie and Franz came to life for me in the first novel I started writing as a teenager… (not even going to mention how long ago that was). Though much of that early work will never see the light of day, I am glad I can finally share them with you.
Every November 11th since I was a child, I would sit with my dad and watch WWII documentaries and movies like A Bridge too Far, or The Longest Day which featured Sainte-Mère-Église during the D-day landings. So many of those stories beg to be remembered and I tried to include as much as I could in this novel, even in passing. Stories such as John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment who dropped into the warzone of Sainte-Mère-Église that night and his chute caught on the spire of the church. He hung limply for hours, pretending to be dead, before the Germans took him prisoner. John later escaped and rejoined his division. Or, Henry Langrehr who landed five miles from his drop zone, crashing through a greenhouse on the way down. He was unharmed from the fall, but was later wounded and captured. He lived into his nineties to tell the tale.
Many of the events and deeds of The Resistance in the novel are also pulled from history. The French citizen’s willingness to risk their lives to transport weapons and information, and to staunchly resist the brutal German occupation. It is estimated that approximately 90,000 men women – and children – were killed, tortured, or deported by the Germans for their efforts.
Though many of the characters in this story are fictional, there are so many men and women who truly did live through the horrors of the War in Europe, and more importantly risked or sacrificed their all for the freedom and lives of others.
I pray we never forget.
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Angela is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!
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Wow! I would love to read this book. It sounds like a powerful tale of bravery and love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this thoughtful review. I really want to read A Rose for the Resistance.
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