Violins of Autumn - Hardcover

Pemberton, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 0727863622 ISBN 13: 9780727863621

Publisher: Severn House, 2006

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A stirring romance set in the dark days of World War Two Passionate Lisette de Valmy dedicates all her loyalty to the French Resistance as the Germans occupy her country ? but finds her feelings torn when her heart is captured by Major Dieter Meyer, a handsome soldier who dies in her arms. Convinced that she can love again, Lisette marries Greg Dering, an American officer, but her past will not release its hold on her, and she must live with a deception begun long ago amidst the devastation of battle. As her love for Greg deepens, Lisette can no longer bear to live with her guilt. Not until the heartache and anguish of deception threaten to ruin her son's life can Lisette finally confess the truth and thereby find the happiness so long denied.

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About the Author:

Pemberton has travelled extensively.

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Lisette de Valmy is dedicated to helping France defeat the Germans. Against the wishes of her father, the comte, she has joined the resistance as a courier. When the Germans commandeer her home, she is disgusted with the handsome major who occupies the chateau with her family. Major Dieter Meyer reacts instinctively when he meets Lisette. She embodies all the best attributes of a French woman with her style and subconscious sexuality. He tries to resist her allure, to no avail. Lisette eventually falls in love with him, starting a doomed affair. During the first days of the Allied invasion, Dieter is killed trying to protect Lisette. She is heartbroken as she works tirelessly to help the American soldiers. An American officer, Greg Dering, somehow captures her heart while she harbors the secret about her love for the German that threatens her marriage and her relationship with her children. Pemberton's compelling tale of love during wartime humanizes the enemy and shows that war affects everyone. Patty Engelmann
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