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EAN : 9782258192850
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 140 x 225 mm
In Honor of the Rochambelles

Collection : Terres de France
Release date : 04/03/2021
In Normandy, past and present merge in Marion’s quest following in the footsteps of her grandmother Alma, heroine of the Second World War. Former Rochambelle, a nurse, Alma carries in her heart a heavy secret.
Nowadays, in Trouville, during a medal award ceremony to salute her heroic action during the French Liberation, Alma has a dizzy spell. She says: “Forgive me, Lucie...”. For she carries in her heart a secret that has long haunted her unique existence. In 1944, Alma enlisted with the Rochambelles, the... Nowadays, in Trouville, during a medal award ceremony to salute her heroic action during the French Liberation, Alma has a dizzy spell. She says: “Forgive me, Lucie...”. For she carries in her heart a secret that has long haunted her unique existence. In 1944, Alma enlisted with the Rochambelles, the nurses and ambulance drivers of the 2nd AD. She was as close as possible to the soldiers, from England to the D-Day landing beaches, from Paris to Germany, reconciling her commitment with her life as a woman. In the bosom of a divided family, her granddaughter, Marion, strives to piece together Alma’s past. In order to find out who Lucie is. And to reveal Alma’s guilty secret.
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EAN : 9782258192850
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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