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The Secrets We Left Behind

By: Soraya M. Lane
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
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How far will they go for family, friendship, and love?

Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her.

Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans. Beneath the pile of bodies two men survive, crawling to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, where sisters Elise and Adelaide risk their lives to take them in. When Cate, too, arrives at their door with her injured soldier, the pressure mounts.

The sisters are risking everything to keep their visitors safe. But with the Nazis coming ever closer and relationships in the farmhouse intensifying, they must all question the sacrifices they are willing to make for the lives of others. How far will they go for family, friendship, and love?

©2021 by Soraya M. Lane. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Good story except for a few glitches

It was difficult to envision what is happening while listening to a story. Although the author described the characters thoroughly, the landscape was left to the listener's imagination. It would have really added to the whole listening (or reading) experience if the author described the setting better. Other than that, it was a good story and I wanted to continue to listen from beginning to end.

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Wonderfully written story & great narrating.

Thoroughly enjoyed this story. It was so well written, I would forget where I was, and be there in France with the War going on around me! And the characters were my friends & family or enemies.

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Great

I loved the story. I also appreciate the fact that there was no vulgarity & no explicit sex scenes. It was realistic with a good ending.

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Good character development

Bittersweet story about Dunkirk and the hero’s left behind]” including female nurses A lot i did not know.

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I love the history

I love history made come to life. it was compelling, thrilling, tense, tender, and wonderful.

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I’m a nurse

I’m a nurse who lives historical fiction.makes me want to learn more. Watched Dunkirk after listening to book. Cannot express the gamut of emotions I felt with this book.

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captivated

I had to listen to this story, straight through.
A well researched historical story.

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Excellent

An excellent read well written and narrated moving plot and a Joy to read! A must for those interested in WW2.

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Good listen

Historical fiction allows the listener to be immersed in the author's imagination of how history may have actually happened.

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Enthralling

Loved the story and telling. Like other authors I sometimes get sick of overused descriptives and this author is no exception but I was able to look past it for the content and storyline.

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