The Glovemaker’s War
The Glovemaker’s War by Katherine Williams is a historical fiction novel published by BOOKBABY on April 25, 2022. This edition spans 222 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds across three generations of women, exploring themes of bravery, secrets, and family conflict, centered around Eve Harrison’s courageous decision to join the Special Operations Executive during World War Two.
Readers will follow Eve as she becomes a courier for the French Resistance, disguised as a glovemaker in occupied France. Alongside her mission partner Sylvie, she transmits vital messages, facing significant risks that ultimately lead to tragedy and heartbreak. The story also weaves in the journey of Eve’s granddaughter, Georgina, who seeks to uncover her family’s past and the fate of her grandfather. The Glovemaker’s War highlights the resilience of women whose stories have remained largely untold since the war, offering a poignant exploration of their experiences and legacies.
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Heartbreaking and heartwarming, this tale of three generations of women tells of bravery, secrets, lies, family conflict and discovery: the consequences of one courageous woman’s decision to join the Special Operations Executive in World War Two.
In 1943, when the SOE recruits bilingual Eve Harrison to work with the French Resistance as a courier, she eagerly accepts the challenge. Disguised as a Parisian glovemaker, she travels to occupied France with her mission partner Sylvie. Based in her uncle’s glove making factory in Grenoble she transmits important messages back to England. But the risks she and Sylvie take result in the discovery of the Resistance network by the Germans. Tragedy strikes again when she believes Luc, the man with whom she has fallen in love, has been killed. Pregnant and heartbroken, she returns to England where she does her best to resume her life…
Seventy-three years later and in failing health, she reveals her story to her granddaughter Georgina, whose own journey of self-discovery culminates in her quest to find out if her grandfather is still alive.
In The Glovemaker’s War, a work of fiction by Katherine Williams, we are made aware of the courage and resilience of a generation of women, whose stories went untold for decades after the end of World War Two.
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