The Girl From the Channel Islands
The Girl From the Channel Islands
Jenny Lecoat
Based on the extraordinary true story of Hedy Bercu, a young Jewish girl who, having fled to Jersey to escape the Anschluss, finds herself trapped on Jersey during the German Occupation, Jenny Lecoat’s first novel is a tense, emotional story of forbidden love, subterfuge and survival against the odds.
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Summary
'Combines historical fact with the fictional narrative, and offers a cast rich with multidimensional characters. Readers will be riveted' – Publishers Weekly
In June 1940, the Channel Islands becomes the only part of Great Britain to be occupied by Hitler’s forces. Hedy Bercu, a young Jewish girl from Vienna who fled to Jersey two years earlier to escape the Anschluss, finds herself once more entrapped by the Nazis, this time with no escape.
The Girl From the Channel Islands follows her struggle to survive the Occupation and avoid deportation to the camps. Despite her racial status, Hedy finds work with the German authorities and embarks on acts of resistance. Most remarkable of all, she falls in love with a German lieutenant – a relationship on which her life soon comes to depend.
Product Description
Title - The Girl From the Channel Islands
Edition -
Author - Jenny Lecoat
ISBN 13 - 9781846976186
Imprint - Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Publisher - Birlinn General
Date Published - 07/07/2022
Prize -
No. of pages - 272
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 1mm
Weight - 243 g
Languages - English