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The Silent Hours

The Silent Hours

Author(s): Cesca Major

Location(s): Oradour-sur-Glane

Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery

Era(s): 1950s looking back to WW2

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A story of love and loss inspired by heartrending true events in the Unoccupied Zone of wartime France

An epic, sweeping tale set in wartime France, The Silent Hours follows three people whose lives are bound together, before war tears them apart:

Adeline, a mute who takes refuge in a convent, haunted by memories of her past;

Sebastien, a young Jewish banker whose love for the beautiful Isabelle will change the course of his life dramatically;

Tristan, a nine-year-old boy, whose family moves from Paris to settle in a village that is seemingly untouched by war.

Beautifully wrought, utterly compelling and with a shocking true story at its core, The Silent Hours is an unforgettable portrayal of love and loss.

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