The litany of names at the end, with their brief biographies (Yolande, Cecile, Poupette, Mitzy, Lucie.) reminds us weeping is not enough. In Moorehead's expert hands it is a triumphant one - Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *Ĭompassionate, meticulous and compulsively enthralling. A Train in Winter could have been a sad, almost morbid book. The price they paid for their bravery was terrible. They risked their lives to defeat Fascism, by printing subversive literature, hiding Jewish friends or, in the case of one girl, simply insulting a French youth because he had decided to co-operate with the Nazis. Profound - Brian Schofield * Sunday Times *Ī harrowing but also uplifting shared story of friendship, courage and endurance * Independent *Ī story of stunning courage, generosity and hope. This serious and heartfelt book does deliver on its promise of a tale of how female friendship "can make the difference between living and dying". NATIONAL BESTSELLER The bestselling author of A Train in Winter returns with the definitive story of Mussolini’s daughter, Edda, one of the most influential women in 1930s Italy, whose life had more twists and turns than a spy novel.
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