The French House

  • Historical; Romance; Women's Fiction

  • December 2022

    • Arabic: Sumo Publishing

    • UK & Commonwealth: Hodder & Stoughton

In Nazi-occupied Guernsey, the wrong decision can destroy a life...

Left profoundly deaf after an accident, Émile is no stranger to isolation - or heartbreak. Now, as Nazi planes loom over Guernsey, he senses life is about to change forever.

Trapped in a tense, fearful marriage, Isabelle doesn't know what has become of Émile and the future she hoped for. But when she glimpses him from the window of the French House, their lives collide once more.

Leutnant Schreiber is more comfortable wielding a paintbrush than a pistol. But he has little choice in the role he is forced to play in the occupying forces - or in his own forbidden desires.

As their paths entwine, loyalties are blurred and dangerous secrets forged. But on an island under occupation, courage can have deadly consequences...

Selected Praise

Accomplished and atmospheric ... I really enjoyed this un-clichéd yet deeply moving love story.
— Tracy Rees
A story of fraught secrets and tested loyalties ... I found this beautifully told tale hard to put down.
— Anita Frank
Heart-wrenching ... A truly special novel.
— Louise Fein

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