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1- Vianne Isabelle, first and middle name, Rossignol last name
2-Vianne and Isabelle Rossignol are the sisters from the tagged book. They are heroines of WWII French Resistance, based on actual events.
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1- Vianne Isabelle, first and middle name, Rossignol last name
2-Vianne and Isabelle Rossignol are the sisters from the tagged book. They are heroines of WWII French Resistance, based on actual events.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
pickI enjoyed the story; a bit overwrought. Book 9 of 2024
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When you find that one great book 📕
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read tag book in past and remember being like this
Read this while very sick and helped me have a reason to cry. Though not extremely original, (most of) the characters were allowed the time needed to grow and become rounded and juicy. Isabelle was my favorite character for a large part of the story, but its place was slowly taken by that of Vianne. Perhaps tragedy does make one more flexible.
“I think, as this war goes on, we will all have to look more deeply. These questions are not about them, but about us.”
Vianne felt tears sting her eyes. “I don‘t know what to do anymore. Antoine always took care of everything. The Wehrmacht and the Gestapo are more than I can handle.”
“Don‘t think about who they are. Think about who you are and what sacrifices you can live with and what will break you.”
“Tante Isabelle says it‘s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you‘ll fly before you fall.”
“Ah, yes. That sounds like Isabelle. Perhaps you should ask her about the time she broke her wrist jumping from a tree she shouldn‘t have been climbing in the first place. Come on, let‘s go to school.”
“I would have killed myself before I let one of them move into my house,” Hélène said.
“Would you, Hélène? Would you really?” Vianne said. “And would you kill your children first or throw them out into the street to survive on their own?”
pickNow I know why this was a highly rated book. When the ending revealed itself, I was surprised! It wasn‘t who I thought it was! This is by far the best read for me this year! I‘m so glad to finally read it and I‘m having a book withdrawal syndrome 😅 I‘ve rated this 5/5 😘 If you haven‘t yet, go read this now!
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