The Letter Carrier, by Laurie Lewis (paperback – $16.00)

$16.00

This historical novel is about a family in Nazi-occupied France in World War II.  This is a captivating and exceptionally written account of a young teenage girl, who, with her family experiences the suffering and humiliation of having their home in eastern France commandeered by the Germany army for a few years during the Nazi occupation.   This story is based upon the true story of a young girl and her family.  Some of the family’s friends and associates were killed, and many people were abused and humiliated by the occupation.  Author Laurie Lewis won the Whitney Award for Novel of the Year–Adult Fiction, and  Best General Fiction in 2023.   This is a great book.   Softback, $16.00; Hardback $27.99.

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This historical novel is about a family in Nazi-occupied France in World War II.  This is a captivating and exceptionally written account of a young teenage girl, who, with her family experiences the suffering and humiliation of having their home in eastern France commandeered by the Germany army for a few years during the Nazi occupation.   This story is based upon the true story of a young girl and her family.  Some of the family’s friends and associates were killed, and many people were abused and humiliated by the occupation.  Author Laurie Lewis won the Whitney Award for Novel of the Year–Adult Fiction, and  Best General Fiction in 2023.   This is a great book.   Laurie Lewis and her family are natives of the Washington, D. C. area–for over 40 years they lived in Mt. Airy, Maryland.  Softback, $16.00; Hardback $27.99.