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    Half in Shadow: A Novel
    Half in Shadow: A Novel
    Half in Shadow: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    Half in Shadow: A Novel

    Written by Gemma Liviero

    Narrated by Sarah Naughton and Alex Wyndham

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    About this audiobook

    From the bestselling author of In a Field of Blue comes an unforgettable novel about courage, love, and consequences at the dawn of World War I.

    1915. In German-occupied Belgium, a tragic loss forces Josephine Descharmes to navigate dangerous new territory. By day it’s compliance, serving German officers at the Hotel Métropole. By night it’s resistance, working with her brothers underground to help Allied soldiers and civilians cross the border into Holland. Both paths put her and her family at great risk.

    As Josephine struggles to keep her family safe, Arthur, a grief-stricken English soldier trapped behind enemy lines, finds purpose and hope with Josephine and her work. Meanwhile, Franz, a German officer remorseful for the casualties of war, offers her protection and opportunity. These two men from opposing sides will open her heart and test her loyalties.

    Amid the sorrows of war and threats of mortal danger and betrayal, Josephine must steer her own fate. In a country deprived of freedom, she will make an impossible choice—one that will forever impact the family she cherishes and the man she loves.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2022
    ISBN9781713620716
    Half in Shadow: A Novel
    Author

    Gemma Liviero

    Gemma Liviero is the author of the historical novels The Road Beyond Ruin, Broken Angels, and Pastel Orphans, which was a finalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. In addition to novel writing, her professional career includes copywriting, corporate writing, writing feature articles and editorials, and editing. She holds an advanced diploma of arts (writing) and has continued her studies in arts and other humanities. Gemma lives with her family in Queensland, Australia. For more information, visit www.gemmaliviero.com.

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    • 5/5
      Another well researched story, this one taking place in the First World War. I loved the characters!

      I am not going to be petty and take a star off because I absolutely hated the male narrator, he was DREADFUL! I even skipped parts of the story because his voice was so annoying to me. He had no feeling on his narration, his sentences ran together, it was awful, but the story is so strong, I endured a lot of it to hear it—at least most of it.