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The House of Izieu is a novel inspired by the life and experiences of Sabine Zlatin who, as a Jew using a fake identity, managed to find families to care for Jewish children who were in French refugee camps. She created a safe home for a number of other children called "The House of Izieu" which is now a museum. Unfortunately, she was not able to save the 44 children in her care. After one wonderful year of freedom in that house they were disc...

Almost True is the story of an extraordinary friendship among four women living in a small village in Burgundy during World War II. Madeleine, the eccentric village beauty, is a spinner of stories and dreams. Léa, the doctor's daughter, is brave and resourceful. Simone, the outsider from Paris, has a secret of her own to hide, and the hardworking and practical Eugénie struggles to keep her vineyard alive. When Eugénie's younger brother, the re...

My name is Juliette Benoit. In a few days, weeks, or months, I may be dead." So begins the story of a Canadian student at the Sorbonne, trapped in Paris during the German occupation of World War II. Never more than one step ahead of the Gestapo, Juliette joins an escape network and undertakes a dangerous flight across France to bring a young Jewish orphan to safety. Meanwhile, in the village of St-Leger, Gabrielle Aubin vows to uncover a murde...