"She once saved my life. She now wants to destroy it."
Summer 1942, Nazi-occupied France. A young and frightened resistance fighter sits on a train. Opposite him, a middle-aged woman. During the course of the next hour, this woman will save the young man’s life.
Paris, 1968, that young man is now France’s most famous music conductor, adored and feted wherever he goes. And he’s fallen in love. He is happy.
But he never forgets the woman on the train. So when, unexpectedly, he receives a desperate letter from her, begging him to come to her aid, he gladly offers to return the favour.
But the woman hides a dark and terrible secret, which, if exposed, threatens to destroy them both.
Torn between the woman he loves and the woman who saved him, his life rapidly spirals out of control. Why did the Woman on the Train help him all those years ago, and who, exactly, is she?
Historical fiction with heart and drama.
Part of The Love and War Series, ten novels set during the 20th century's darkest years. Can be read in any order.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Someone saves your life. How far will you go to repay the debt? A historical fiction novella. World War Two, summer, 1942, Nazi-occupied France. A nervous young man sits on a train; his simple mission - to deliver a message on behalf of the resistance. The Germans ask for his papers and his nerves give way. An older woman, sitting opposite, intervenes and rescues him from the clutches of the Gestapo. Paris, 1968. The young man is now the most successful music conductor in France; a household name throughout the land. Yet, he still wonders, 26 years on, why did the woman on the train intercede on his behalf? Without her, he knows his life would have turned out very differently. He owes her everything. Unexpectedly, in the midst of the '68 Parisian riots, he receives a letter from her, begging him to come to her aid. Honour-bound, he gladly offers to return the favour. When he realises precisely what repaying his debt entails, he faces a dilemma that threatens to ruin his career. Torn between those he loves and his sense of honour, his life rapidly spirals out of control. Who exactly was The Woman on the Train? A WW2 / Holocaust novel from the founder of History In An Hour. Historical fiction with drama and heart. A novel that follows in the footsteps of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See, Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Charles Belfoure's The Paris Architect. Why haven't I heard of this man before? This is a little jewel box of historical fiction. The central premise is intriguing, the writing is crisp, and the story unfolds at pace. Most intriguing, wonderful book. Everyone should read this. Short, sharp and wonderful. Couldn't put it down. What a ride. Colley takes you on more than a train ride with this story. Historical fiction with heart and drama. Seller Inventory # CIN1506138616G
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