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NICOLE’S WAR



       Andrée Rushton




                                                                   ISBN 978-1-915853-76-9




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                                                                 Publication:   25  JANUARY 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9781915853769
                                                                 Price:          £9.99
                                                                 Binding:        Paperback

                                                                 Format:         216 x 138 mm
                                                                 Extent:         300 pp
                                                                 Illustrated:  None
                                                                 Thema:          FV Historical Fiction


                                                                 Author location: London
                                                                 Book location: France
                                                                 Comparative title: 9781913208752 The Hanged Man

                                                                    •  Set against the backdrop of France during the
                                                                        Second  World  War,  this  historical  novel
                                                                        follows Nicole as she faces the challenges of
                                                                        war and the harsh realities of occupied Paris.
                                                                    •  The  novel  explores  Nicole's  deepening
                                                                        commitment  to  the  French  Resistance
                                                                        movement  and  her  involvement  writing  and
                                                                        editing the underground Valmy newspaper.
         Andrée Rushton lives in London and has degrees in both history   •  Written  by  an  established  writer  who  has
         and social work. She was a social worker before becoming a civil   previously published two works of historical
         servant  until  retirement.  Nicole's  War  is  Andrée's  third  historical   fiction.
         novel, following The War Baby (2016) and The Hanged Man (2020).
         Andrée also writes short stories and poetry and is the secretary   Against the backdrop of France during the Second World
         of the Friends of Putney Library.                       War, Nicole, a young British woman, must face her own
                                                                 challenges.  As  the  Nazi  forces  advance,  Nicole  tries  to
                                                                 escape to England but becomes separated from her family
                                                                 and eventually returns to occupied Paris.

                                                                 There, as the war intensifies, Nicole’s commitment to the
                                                                 Resistance  deepens  and  she  begins  to  write  for  the
                                                                 underground  Valmy  newspaper.  However,  her  growing
         Sales: Star Book Sales LLP                              involvement leads her to face increasing danger, facing
         T: 01404 515050                                         the constant fear of arrest and execution or deportation.
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         Orders: Troubador Publishing                            Nicole’s  War  is  an  evocative  and  moving  exploration  of
         Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk                             love, the power of hope in the face of adversity and the
         0116 279 2299                                           unyielding spirit of those who fought for freedom during one
                                                                 of history’s darkest periods.
         Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change
         without notice.           10/11/2023
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