Sisters of the Resistance: A Novel of Catherine Dior's Paris Spy Network Free Audiobook Download by Christine Wells
What if your life was a lie? What if you didn't have the privilege of knowing the truth? What would happen if you were suddenly thrust into an unknown world where everything you'd known about yourself, about your family and about the world was wrong? Where would that leave you then?
Sisters of the Resistance: A Novel of Catherine Dior's Paris Spy Network tells the story of how two young women from very different backgrounds forge a deep, lifelong bond in war-torn France. One is a Parisian society hostess who will soon be married to the handsome, wealthy heir to a pharmaceutical empire. The other is an orphan, barely 18 years old, and living on the streets with friends, selling their bodies in order to survive. Through their shared experiences of poverty and loss, they discover that they share a deep compassion for each other.
Set in the summer of 1940, Sisters of the Resistance is a novel about a Parisian woman who shares her passions for art and politics with her niece. After the German invasion, she realizes that she must keep her daughter safe from the dangers that surround them. The novel begins when they flee Paris with other French Jews to escape anti-Semitism and persecution.
Sisters of the Resistance is a fictionalised account of Catherine Dior's resistance to fascism in Paris. The story is narrated through Dior's journals, by herself and her sister Caroline, who was a spy for the French Resistance. As well as narrating her own life, Caroline also re-creates the true stories of some of the people around her, such as composer Maurice Ravel, director Marcel Carné, and designer Jean Cocteau.
Sisters of the Resistance is a novel of Paris Spy Network. It follows the story of Catherine Dior, an atypical spy, as she begins to work for the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France. The plot follows her daily life and work, which gives an insight into how society reacted during this time.
With an evocative time frame, a richly detailed world, and a vivid narrative voice that draws readers into the story from the first line, Sisters of the Resistance is a spectacular debut for Christine Wells.
Published Date | 2021-06-08 |
Duration | 11 hours 4 minutes |
Author | Christine Wells |
Narrated | Saskia Maarleveld |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Contemporary Women, Historical Fiction |