The Occupation Secret
Published on 12. August 2019
352 pages
978-1-78863-466-3 (ISBN)
Description
A powerful new posthumous novel from bestselling author Mario ReadingRelegated to an isolated provincial town in France after years spent fighting on the Eastern Front, German commander Maximilian von Aschau finds unexpected distraction in the form of beautiful and reserved Lucie Lere.
He's seen every horror of the human experience. She's never left her village. Opposites in every way, Max and Lucie manage to find common ground. But love is the most dangerous element of war. It makes you vulnerable... and careless.
With the Allied invasion imminent and tensions high, Max and Lucie will have to turn their backs on everything they've known and anyone they once trusted in order to protect their secret - and their lives.
A poignant, spellbinding historical novel of love and war that will appeal to fans of Anthony Doerr and Heather Morris
He's seen every horror of the human experience. She's never left her village. Opposites in every way, Max and Lucie manage to find common ground. But love is the most dangerous element of war. It makes you vulnerable... and careless.
With the Allied invasion imminent and tensions high, Max and Lucie will have to turn their backs on everything they've known and anyone they once trusted in order to protect their secret - and their lives.
A poignant, spellbinding historical novel of love and war that will appeal to fans of Anthony Doerr and Heather Morris
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78863-466-3 (9781788634663)
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Person
A multi-talented writer of both fiction and non-fiction, Mario's life included spells of selling rare books, teaching riding in Africa, studying dressage in Vienna, running a polo stable in Gloucestershire and maintaining a coffee plantation in Mexico.
The Nostradamus Prophecies, his debut thriller based on the missing prophecies of Nostradamus, was sold in 38 countries.
The Nostradamus Prophecies, his debut thriller based on the missing prophecies of Nostradamus, was sold in 38 countries.
Content
- Table of Contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- PART ONE
- Prologue
- Night Attack
- Valhalla
- PART TWO
- Leave
- Bach
- Bettina
- Homecoming
- Father Bauer
- France
- PART THREE
- Lucie Léré
- La Bonne Auberge
- Jeanne Léré
- Hervé Najac
- The Promenade
- The Arrival
- La Bastide De Marmont
- Paul Meyer
- Preparation
- Anticipation
- Tafelmusik
- The Maquis
- Canteloube
- The Proposal
- PART FOUR
- Monsieur Phillibert
- 'Un Amour Comme Le Notre'
- Toulouse
- Shadow-Play
- The Oracle
- The Bar Des Amis
- Marie Léré
- The Feuillardier's Hut
- The Tower
- PART FIVE
- Dominoes
- Erste Licht
- The Sea
- The Auberge
- Oysters
- The Room
- Goldengrove Unleaving
- PART SIX
- La Petite Mort
- Le Retour
- The Capture
- Max
- The Meeting
- The Execution
- St Gervais
- Flairac Woods
- Sanctuary
- Grand Jean
- PART SEVEN
- The Invasion
- L'Embuscade
- Eberle
- Tulle
- The Villa
- The Road To St Junien
- Meyer's Dream
- Frayssinet-Le-Gélat
- Oradour-Sur-Glane
- Le Champ De Foire
- Aftermath
- PART EIGHT
- The Return
- The Cleansing
- Walpurgisnacht
- The Shrine
- 'Collabos'
- The Journey
- First Dawn
- The Farm
- The Awakening
- St Jean
- PART NINE
- The Cannery
- No Return
- Nomansland
- Claustrophobia
- Fish Heads
- Pasajes De San Juan
- Glossary
- Copyright
