The Occupation

By: Deborah Swift

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

A pause-resisting historical saga that will pull at your heartstrings! For fans of Freda Lightfoot, Pam Jenoff, Sebastian Faulks, and Kate Atkinson.

One woman’s secret war against the Nazis. One man’s war against himself.

1940, Jersey. When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies. Love for her island and fear for her Jewish friend Rachel soon propel her into a dangerous double life.

Meanwhile, Céline’s husband Fred is conscripted into the Wehrmacht in occupied France. Horrified by Nazi acts of atrocity and torture, he soon becomes a double agent for the French Resistance. But when things go wrong, and his Nazi masters discover his true allegiance, he finds he has the whole of the German Army on his tail.

How far will Céline go for her best friend? Will Fred make his way home to her? Or, will their lives be changed forever by the brutality of war?

The Occupation is a moving war and military saga following the separate stories of a young man and woman through the years of the Second World War as they fight to survive.

©2019 Sapere Books (P)2020 Deborah Swift

Turned out to have a lot of depth

This book examines the war from some different perspectives than usual. Many of the characters were compelling, too.

great story enjoyed so much,finished in two days.

The lives of Celine and Fred keeps you interested till the very end
Was disappointed when it ended.e

Enjoyed so much

San Ramon Joe recommends

Worth the listen. Interesting, intriguing, captivating, historical novel, which is based on true events though a work of fiction.

Touching

This is a very touching, pull at your heart strings, kind of book. It’s a hard story to read but true in many ways.
It kept my interest all the way through and the narrator did an excellent job.

What a great book

This audio book kept my interest from beginning to the end Ms Swift even made for interesting listening in a Nazi basic training camp. It moved along quickly not dwelling on boring details. I loved her main characters. She showed where blind allegiance led to death and destruction. Her book had a very interesting story to tell but some of the details of mans cruelty to man was hard to bear. One of the best books ive listened to all of 2020. Will read more from ms. Swift