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1 online resource (viii, 343 pages) |
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text file rda |
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"Gisela must hold on;to hope and love despite all odds in the midst of a war-torn country. Gisela Cramer is an American living in eastern;Germany with her cousin Ella Reinhardt. When the Red Army invades, they must leave their home to escape to safety in Berlin. However, Ella is a nurse and refuses to leave, sending her young daughters with Gisela;During their journey, Gisela meets Mitch Edwards, an escaped British POW. She pretends she is his wife in order to preserve his safety among other Germans, especially one wounded German soldier, Kurt, who has suspicions about Mitch's identity. Kurt also has feelings for Gisela and tries to uncover the truth about her;marriage.;Their journey to Gisela;s mother in Berlin is riddled with tragedy and hardship, but they strive to keep Ella's daughters safe so they can reunite with their mother. During the journey Gisela and Mitch begin to develop feelings for one another beyond friendship. They reach Berlin, but their struggles are far from over. Gisela and Mitch must learn to live for the day and find hope in the darkest of circumstances. In this moving, historically accurate portrayal of WWII Germany, the characters learn that, even with destruction all around them, some things last forever"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes reading group guide. |
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In war-torn eastern Germany, American Gisela Cramer flees for Berlin with her cousin Ella's daughter when the Red Army invades, and during her journey meets imperiled British prisoner of war Mitch Edwards, whom she decides to help. |
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"Gisela must hold on;to hope and love despite all odds in the midst of a war-torn country. Gisela Cramer is an American living in eastern;Germany with her cousin Ella Reinhardt. When the Red Army invades, they must leave their home to escape to safety in Berlin.However, Ella is a nurse and refuses to leave, sending her young daughters with Gisela;During their journey, Gisela meets Mitch Edwards, an escaped British POW. She pretends she is his wife in order to preserve his safety among other Germans, especially one wounded German soldier, Kurt, who has suspicions about Mitch's identity. Kurt also has feelings for Gisela and tries to uncover the truth about her;marriage.;Their journey to Gisela;s mother in Berlin is riddled with tragedy and hardship, but they strive to keep Ella's daughters safe so they can reunite with their mother. During the journey Gisela and Mitch begin to develop feelings for one another beyond friendship. They reach Berlin, but their struggles are far from over. Gisela and Mitch must learn to live for the day and find hope in the darkest of circumstances.In this moving, historically accurate portrayal of WWII Germany, the characters learn that, even with destruction all around them, some things last forever"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
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Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Fiction.
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Underground movements, War. |
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Germany -- History -- 1940-1945 -- Fiction.
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Germany. |
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Historical fiction.
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Christian fiction.
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Tolsma, Liz. Daisies are forever Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 2014 9781401689124 (DLC) 2013047198 (OCoLC)862103096 |
| ISBN |
9781401689131 : $15.99 |
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1401689132 : $15.99 |
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