During the war between Germany and France, many people suffered in a way that they never expected in life. It was such a dramatic time in history that most of people didn’t want to talk about it anymore once the war was over. Gaelle was just sixteen at the time when the war started and it was a time when she was expecting a lot from her life.
Even when the war was spread all around, the young girl thought that she had her family and best friend with her so she had nothing to be afraid of. Then the Germans came to her door front one day and the soldiers arrested her best friend and also the members of her family. The family was taken to a far off place where they weren’t able to communicate with anyone.
There Gaelle’s father and brother were killed in a hideous way and her best friend was never found. Her mother was not killed but she fell seriously ill after all these circumstances and died within a few days. Gaelle had nowhere to go so she joined the Resistance in order to save the Jewish children from the deadly hands of the enemy. Danielle Steel describes in detail, how this young girl saves precious lives and plays a vital role in the Resistance. However, another tragedy appears in the scene for Gaelle at the end of the war as she is incorrectly considered a traitor.
We have seen tragedies in other books by the author like Without a Trace but this one pinches the heart even more. Adam Verner narrates in a tone full of grief as Gaelle runs away to Paris to start a new life far from home. Tragedies just don’t leave this lady alone in her life and then her granddaughter finally takes a bold step and makes the world realize how Gaelle served the nation at the time of war. The Whittiers has a story rich in culture but getting something linked to the World War is always interesting.
