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In World War II, an American flier is shot down over Belgium. He is rescued by a farmer and his wife who are in the resistance. The wife cares for the airman's wounds and while the husband is away they have a doomed affair which ends in betrayal.
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LibraryThing member seekingflight
A readable and moving, but otherwise not so memorable, novel about Ted, an American pilot forced to crash land his plane in occupied Belgium during WWII, and the resistance fighters who shelter him.
It did make me feel more for people not unlike me, and sometimes much younger, who were forced to
An interesting story, made more interesting, perhaps, by the fact that I was reading this while travelling in Europe, but one which did nothing to recommend itself to me as anything more than average.
It did make me feel more for people not unlike me, and sometimes much younger, who were forced to
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make choices during wartime with consequences that many of us probably can’t really even imagine today. An interesting story, made more interesting, perhaps, by the fact that I was reading this while travelling in Europe, but one which did nothing to recommend itself to me as anything more than average.
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LibraryThing member bookfest
An American pilot, Ted Brice, crashes his plane in a Belgian village during WWII. He is taken in by Claire Daussois, one of the resistance fighters in the village. As she nurses him back to health, they fall in love. It is a classic, tragic love story.
Anita Shreve's talent for portraying her
The final chapter wraps up all the strings in a rather artificial manner that doesn't seem quite in keeping with the rest of the book.
Anita Shreve's talent for portraying her
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characters, bringing them alive with subtle detail, is what makes this such an excellent read. Claire's strength, her husband's fears, the pilot's recovery, the love affair are all honed by the context of war's brutality.The final chapter wraps up all the strings in a rather artificial manner that doesn't seem quite in keeping with the rest of the book.
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LibraryThing member moonshineandrosefire
Set in a Belgian village during World War II, Claire Daussois is struggling to keep her marriage alive amidst severe depletions in her Nazi-occupied village. All the happiness and joy seems to have bled out of her marriage. She and her husband have been sheltering refugees from the war - Allied
Claire nurses the wounded, acts as interpreter and waits anxiously for the war to end. One day, when Henri, her husband is doing Resistance work, Claire discovers a downed American B-17 Bomber and a young boy turns to her for help in nursing the injured pilot. As the pilot Ted Brice recovers in Claire's attic, she awakens to the possibility of love. For twenty days, Claire and Ted are sheltered until the war returns with shocking suddenness leaving them with haunting memories of their time together.
I really enjoyed this book, even though it was extremely sad. I give this book an A+!
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pilots, fleeing Belgian soldiers and Jews are among some of the people they help.Claire nurses the wounded, acts as interpreter and waits anxiously for the war to end. One day, when Henri, her husband is doing Resistance work, Claire discovers a downed American B-17 Bomber and a young boy turns to her for help in nursing the injured pilot. As the pilot Ted Brice recovers in Claire's attic, she awakens to the possibility of love. For twenty days, Claire and Ted are sheltered until the war returns with shocking suddenness leaving them with haunting memories of their time together.
I really enjoyed this book, even though it was extremely sad. I give this book an A+!
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LibraryThing member brainella
If it's possible this book is worse than the Red Tent, and I detested the Red Tent. Anita Shreve is now official banned from my To Read list FOREVER.
This book is disjointed, confusing, rambling and dumb. DUMB. The plot jumps from one time period to another, place to place, character to character
Never again. Never. I'd give it a zero rating but they won't let me.
This book is disjointed, confusing, rambling and dumb. DUMB. The plot jumps from one time period to another, place to place, character to character
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with NO warning and no real reason. The characters seem to fall in love for not particular reason other than that's what the author wanted. She had a great premise and crapped out about 100 pages in. Who publishes this crap?!Never again. Never. I'd give it a zero rating but they won't let me.
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LibraryThing member thornton37814
An American plane is downed near a Belgian Village during World War II. Pilot Ted Brice escapes in the woods with the aid of a small boy. He's taken to the home of Henry and Claire who are members of the resistance. The plan is to hide him there until he can make an escape through France back to
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England. The danger for those in the village increases when one of the villagers provokes the Germans.This is a Holocaust story and a love story. Having read other books on this period, the ending is a bit predictable. There was a lot that could have been included that was omitted, and the ending seemed a bit rushed. It's a book that a lot of women will enjoy reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member mazda502001
Have read other Anita Shreve books and really enjoyed them - this one, not so much. It was ok but not a must read.
Back Cover Blurb:
As the wife of a Resistance member in German Occupied Belgium, Claire Dussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. But the B-17 bomber that crash lands
Ted Brice is found semiconscious by ten-year-old Jean Benoit, who realises that Claire is the American pilot's only hope of survival. The month that follows is one that will stay with them both for the rest of their lives. A few weeks only, a handful of days, it is a period in which the war recedes in the face of more powerful forces - before imposing itself once more with shocking suddenness.
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As the wife of a Resistance member in German Occupied Belgium, Claire Dussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. But the B-17 bomber that crash lands
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outside the village of Delahaut contains the man who will be both the last and the most significant of her temporary residents.Ted Brice is found semiconscious by ten-year-old Jean Benoit, who realises that Claire is the American pilot's only hope of survival. The month that follows is one that will stay with them both for the rest of their lives. A few weeks only, a handful of days, it is a period in which the war recedes in the face of more powerful forces - before imposing itself once more with shocking suddenness.
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LibraryThing member chndlrs
Not terrible, not great. Predictable story -- downed American fighter is hidden in the home of a lovely young resistance fighter married to an older man who is very often absent from the home at night. Guess what happens?!
LibraryThing member Smits
Resistance is a WWII story . An American plane goes down in a small Belgian village occupied by the Nazis. The pilot Ted is rescued by a yong boy and hidden in the home of Claire and Henri. She nurses him as he has a badly injured leg. They fall in love but Ted is betrayed by Claire's husband and
What makes this book good is the simple story told so well.It has the ring of autheticity of a horrid war and a time of great darkness.
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Claire is arrested.What makes this book good is the simple story told so well.It has the ring of autheticity of a horrid war and a time of great darkness.
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LibraryThing member Tabatha014
When I started reading this I wasn't sure I wanted to finish it, but thankfully I stuck with it. Once I hit the middle I couldn't wait to find out what happened. I surprisingly like it very much.
LibraryThing member Bookish59
A beautifully poetic love story between an injured pilot and a Belgian woman during WWII. Claire Daussois and her husband Henri are part of the resistance against nazis. They hide Jews in their farmhouse attic and move them along the organized network to safety.
Claire retrieves an injured American
As Tom regains his strength he is attracted to Claire's compelling looks. Their coming together is powerfully intense and driven by gratitude on both sides, and because of the heightened danger around them. They never know when they could be caught.
50 years later Claire attends the re-union to honor and remember the American pilots and crew who landed in Delahaut to help the Allies.
An excellent, moving, painful and exciting read about the agonies of war, the fear and the courage.
Claire retrieves an injured American
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pilot from Jean's family barn, and with assistance from others in the resistance, helps heal his wounds. After 3 nazi guards are killed, many townspeople are rounded up, tortured and 10 are hung. Henri must depart the town and hide. As Tom regains his strength he is attracted to Claire's compelling looks. Their coming together is powerfully intense and driven by gratitude on both sides, and because of the heightened danger around them. They never know when they could be caught.
50 years later Claire attends the re-union to honor and remember the American pilots and crew who landed in Delahaut to help the Allies.
An excellent, moving, painful and exciting read about the agonies of war, the fear and the courage.
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