{"product_id":"the-french-house-5429","title":"The French House","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A raw and honest love story, filled with a wealth of historical detail. \u003ci\u003eThe French House\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful depiction of the brutal intricacies of island relationships and loyalties in a time of war' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIONA VALPY, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA story of fraught secrets and tested loyalties . . . I found this beautifully told tale hard to put down' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Frank, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA vividly written, refreshingly different World War Two love story, with a central character I adored. Just brilliant!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGill Paul, author of of \u003ci\u003eThe Collector's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFreedom worth fighting for. Love worth waiting for.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Nazi-occupied Guernsey, the consequences of making the wrong decision can be deadly...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeft profoundly deaf after an accident, \u003cb\u003eÉmile\u003c\/b\u003e is no stranger to isolation - or heartbreak. Now, as Nazi planes loom over Guernsey, he senses life is about to change forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrapped in a tense, fearful marriage, \u003cb\u003eIsabelle\u003c\/b\u003e doesn't know what has become of Émile and the future she hoped for. But when she glimpses him from the window of the French House, their lives collide once more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeutnant Schreiber\u003c\/b\u003e is more comfortable wielding a paintbrush than a pistol. But he has little choice in the role he is forced to play in the occupying forces - or in his own forbidden desires. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs their paths entwine, loyalties are blurred and dangerous secrets forged. But on an island under occupation, courage can have deadly consequences...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyrical, moving and compelling, this is a novel about wanting to hear and learning to listen - to the truths of our own hearts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePerfect for lovers of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Nightingale\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society\u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e All the Light We Cannot See\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly moving historical novel' - \u003c\/b\u003e2020 Caledonian Novel Award panel\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787491045555,"sku":"9781529377323","price":920.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477375059781529377323.jpg?v=1762820246","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-french-house-5429","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}