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The Silence Before Dawn
- WW2 Resistance Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sofia Zervudachi
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
Nazi-occupied France, 1944: I tear open the envelope, extracting a sheet of folded paper. I read it, my heart cracking with every word. There is no mistaking the name of the man who betrayed us. Jack. My beloved fiancé–and now, a traitor.
For months, Marianne’s resistance network has carried out courageous missions from a remote farmhouse in Southern Provence, aiding the Nazis’ downfall. But one fateful night, they are viciously ambushed as German soldiers storm in, scattering, capturing or killing every last person there.
Mourning the loss of her friends, Marianne will need every ounce of courage to survive. Not only has her life as a secret agent been critically compromised, but her heart has been shattered. Because Jack, her darling fiancé and fellow spy, fled in the chaos–and is accused of being the traitor who betrayed them.
Desperate to believe Jack’s innocence and that their love was true, to her horror Marianne discovers he has been seized by the Butcher of Lyon, a Nazi more brutal and ruthless than any other. Now it is more imperative than ever that Marianne finds Jack–before he reveals the names of every undercover agent in France, or before he is murdered for remaining loyal.
So Marianne sets out on the most dangerous mission of her life and the most personal. With her tight-knit group of fellow women agents by her side, she risks everything to rescue Jack. Can she save her fiancé before it’s too late–and change the fate of the war in the process? Or is she blind to the heartbreaking truth and simply sacrificing her own life?
Based on true stories of the fearless women secret agents–and their tales of bravery, betrayal, and love–this is the first book in the heart-pounding, heart-wrenching and totally addictive World War Two Resistance series. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, All the Light We Cannot See, and Ellie Midwood.
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- Vicki H
- 01-01-24
Worth a listen
This took me a while to get into I felt that some of the characters were not well introduced but when I did I loved it. One thing as a linguist I thought the narrators accents were not good. I feel it would have been better to do the reading without accents. But that’s just my view.
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- Cathy
- 26-02-23
Great Story
Really great story, with factual characters woven in and lots of unexpected twists. Narration was very well done particularly when switching from character to character. Highly recommended!
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-08-23
Gripping
A real page turner. If you enjoy WW2 resistance stories, you must make this one your next book !
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- Eala
- 19-02-24
Disappointing
Very disappointed. The main character is just so unbelievable, it's almost funny! Too much emphasis on her being a woman in charge of the men. It's pure fairytale stuff. Upon meeting another female resistance fighter, also in command of her group of men, she stares at her, willing her to look away first! Really? We're expected to believe that is all they had to worry about? Also a bit far fetched that she hadn't previously known about this other female. The entire book is along the same lines. Fantasy and fairytale all the way through. Some dreadful accents from the narrator and that was enough to dump this on the "Could not Finish" shelf.
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