From the critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War IIâa shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism and the resilience of the human spirit, set in a small village in Normandy on the eve of D-Day
On June 5, 1944, as dawn rises over a small town on Franceâs Normandy coast, Emmanuelle is baking the bread that has sustained her fellow villagers in the dark days since the Germans invaded her country.
Only twenty-two, Emma learned to bake at the side of a master, Ezra Kuchen. Apprenticed to Ezra at thirteen, Emma watched with shame and anger as her mentor was forced to wear the six-pointed yellow star on his clothing. She was powerless to help when Ezra was pulled from his shop at gunpoint, the first of many villagers stolen away and never seen again.
In the years that her sleepy coastal village has suffered under the enemy, Emma has silently, stealthily fought back. Each day, she receives an extra ration of flour to bake a dozen baguettes for the occupying troops. And each day, she mixes that precious flour with ground straw to create enough dough for two extra loavesâcontraband bread she shares with the hungry villagers. Under the watchful eyes of armed soldiers, she builds a clandestine network of barter and trade that she and the villagers use to thwart their occupiers.
But her gift to the village is more than these few crusty loaves. Emma gives the people a taste of hopeâthe faith that one day the Allies will arrive to save them. Stephen P. Kiernan paints a brilliant and vivid tableau of humanity during one of the most harrowing points of modern history.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Author : Kiernan, Stephen P.
Language : English
Published :2017-05-02
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1443438898
ISBN-13 : 9781443438896
Item weight : 0.84 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 6.14 in x 8.98 in
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