Review by Booklist Review
When five years of Nazi occupation of the Channel Island, Jersey, comes to an end, relief soon turns to distrust and accusation. Those who are suspected of providing any comfort to the Germans, even under duress, are now vilified as neighbor turns against neighbor. Nineteen-year-old Jean Parris is still adjusting to her father's wartime arrest and the fact that he likely will never return when she hears the rumor that Hazel, a local teacher, may have been the one who turned him in. As Hazel faces community backlash while trying to protect a loved one, Jean uncovers truths about her family she never wanted to recognize, despite hiding a secret of her own. Hazel's and Jean's lives soon intertwine, and they become unlikely allies in this tenuous new normal. With her detailed descriptions touching all the senses and sympathetic characters who find themselves in uncharted territory, Lecoat brings a piece of her own family history into this story about the devastating aftershocks of war and the power of resilience and trust.
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