Rate this book

Een Liefde In Oorlogstijd (2012)

by Margaret Leroy(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9044336932 (ISBN13: 9789044336931)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

The House of Books

review 1: Judging a book by how engaged the reader is seems like a good method! This book had me totally captivated. War is devastating, but there are so many sides to it, and this novel hit on all of them. I loved the writing, the characters, the descriptions of the setting, and the theme. As a former teacher of writing, I appreciated the foreshadowing in the writing. I have never read anything else by Margaret Leroy, but will research her now.
review 2: This book begins with Vivienne living on the island of Guernsey before the Germans land on the island to occupy Guernsey in World War II. Vivienne is living with her mother in law and her two daughters as her soldier husband is away at war. As the war goes on life gets harder and harder for the people of this island ... morewith food shortages etc. Four German soldiers move into the house next door to Vivienne's family and Vivienne becomes friendly with one of them and eventually they become lovers.Vivienne has to make some hard choices when she meets a prisoner from the work camp on the island, this man is starving and Vivienne finds a way to share the food they have with him but he is eventually found and shot. War is hard on everyone and Vivienne gave up her lover but never forgets him. less

Download links for: Een liefde in oorlogstijd

Advertising

Online stores:

Amazon

Copy in the library:

Find

Torrents:

Find

Links:

Reviews (see all)

Hrishikesh

I bought this book in the UK while on vacation. I almost didn't and after reading it I'm so glad I did. The book made me stop and think, what would I do in this situation? In these days of unrest in the Middle East, we could easily be put in this situation of war. How would I react with the enemy as a neighbor? What balance must you need to have to walk that thin line between enemy and friend? How do you decide? Who do you trust? What do you say/do to people who condemn you or do you join the bandwagon and condemn those who have done what you're about to do? How do you survive in a time of food shortages? How do you move out of your comfort zone to help your family survive? I like a book that makes me think and has a nice romance story in it too!

zaza1239

Judging a book by how engaged the reader is seems like a good method! This book had me totally captivated. War is devastating, but there are so many sides to it, and this novel hit on all of them. I loved the writing, the characters, the descriptions of the setting, and the theme. As a former teacher of writing, I appreciated the foreshadowing in the writing. I have never read anything else by Margaret Leroy, but will research her now.

kimmy

Great read about WWII life. Mother and daughter relationships in book are complex and intriguing.

Write review