Small Acts of Defiance
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1760292656
ISBN 13
9781760292652
Category
FICTION
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Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Allen & Unwin, Australia
Subject
Novel -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts. ; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Paris -- Fiction. ; Women artists -- Fiction. ;
Abstract
May, 1940: After a bitter tragedy, young Australian woman Lucie and her French mother Yvonne are forced to leave home and seek help from the only family they have left - Lucie's uncle, Gerard. As the Second World War engulfs Europe, the two women find themselves trapped in German-occupied Paris, sharing a cramped apartment with the authoritarian Gerard and his extremist views. Drawing upon her artistic talents, Lucie risks her own safety to engage in small acts of defiance against the occupying forces and the collaborationist French regime, where the authorities call on French citizens to do their patriotic duty by denouncing so-called 'traitors' in their community.
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