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An Act of Love

By: Carol Drinkwater
Narrated by: Carol Drinkwater
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It was an idyllic summer. Until they had to escape.

France, 1943.

Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, Sara and her parents are offered refuge in a beautiful but dilapidated house in the French Alps. It seems the perfect hideaway, despite haunting traces of the previous occupants who left in haste. But shadows soon fall over Sara's blissful summer and her blossoming romance with local villager Alain. As the Nazis close in, the family is forced to make a harrowing choice that could drive them apart forever, while Sara's own bid for freedom risks several lives.

Will Sara be reunited with those she loves? And can she ever find her way back to Alain?

By turns poignant and atmospheric, this is the compelling novel from Sunday Times best-selling author Carol Drinkwater about the power of first love and courage in our darkest hours.

©2021 Carol Drinkwater (P)2021 W F Howes 20th Century Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

"A lovely novel. A moving story of love and friendship with a wonderful sense of place." (Kate Mosse)

"A terrific story...skilfully written and heart-rending." (Miriam Margolyes)

"A virtual hug of a tale; warm, and engaging, and tender." (Joanne Harris)
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I could not put this thrilling story down The characters were so sensitively written , it was a wonderful story and beautifully read Well done Carol

Gripping , moving and sensitive

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I've read all of Carol's books and loved every one, however An Act of Love is her best book by far, I was in France with the characters, carried by Carol's fab narration, gripped from the start and cried at the end, the details are incredible 10/10!

Amazing read

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An amazing story of love, life and the struggle against oppression during WW2 in France. A slow and quiet start, but about a third of the way in, it became un-put-down-able. More like this please!

Un-put-down-able!

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I have enjoyed An Act of Love and although somewhat predictable it held my interest to the end. I especially liked part two of the novel and felt it could have been fleshed out more at the expense of part one. The liberation of Nice was of particular interest.... as an audible production, I feel, I would have liked a younger voice reading it with, perhaps, Carol Drinkwater's voice confined to the last chapter.

An Act Of Love, a wartime story

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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book . Great characters and story based on real lives of people in the south of France during the Second World War .

Beautifully read and engaging.

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Carol, has taken me on a journey back in time....I'm so glad I came a cross this book.I will look out for more writings from this author. A must listen.xx

An absolutely fantastic book.

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Characters & main character Sara are very likeable. Very well written,
It is both moving & educational. My only negative is I'm not a fan of authors narrating their own work I feel like Sara's voice should be young & Carol's inflections were quite flat & monotone. Saying that I enjoyed the book very much.

Well written story of love loss & persecution in war torn rural France

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