{"product_id":"the-french-house-by-jacquie-bloese","title":"The French House By Jacquie Bloese","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe captivating and heartbreaking wartime love story and Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club pick.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stunning, sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the German Occupation of Guernsey during World War Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eFREEDOM WORTH FIGHTING FOR. LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEscape this summer with the unforgettable wartime love story and Richard \u0026amp; Judy Bookclub pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The French House is a beautifully wrought exploration of love of all kinds. It's utterly gorgeous, convincingly written and completely captivating. Make sure you read it'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMY WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A raw and honest love story, filled with a wealth of historical detail.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe French House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerful depiction of the brutal intricacies of island relationships and loyalties in a time of war'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIONA VALPY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Deeply involving . . . A fantastic debut by a gifted storyteller'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJILL MANSELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Nazi-occupied Guernsey, the wrong decision can destroy a life...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft profoundly deaf after an accident,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmile\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis no stranger to isolation - or heartbreak. Now, as Nazi planes loom over Guernsey, he senses life is about to change forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrapped in a tense, fearful marriage,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoesn't know what has become of Emile and the future she hoped for. But when she glimpses him from the window of the French House, their lives collide once more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeutnant Schreiber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs their paths entwine, loyalties are blurred and dangerous secrets forged. But on an island under occupation, courage can have deadly consequences...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyrical, moving and compelling, this is a novel about wanting to hear and learning to listen - to the truths of our own hearts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for lovers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Nightingale\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A story of fraught secrets and tested loyalties . . . I found this beautifully told tale hard to put down'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eANITA FRANK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Heart-wrenching . . . A truly special novel'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOUISE FEIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Accomplished and atmospheric . . . I really enjoyed this uncliched yet deeply moving love story'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRACY REES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A vividly written, refreshingly different World War Two love story, with a central character I adored. 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