Neighbours at War
- 432 Seiten
- 16 Lesestunden
When everything is at stake, how far would you go to save your neighbour?
Deborah Carr schreibt historische Fiktion, die die Leser in eine andere Zeit versetzt. Ihre Romane zeichnen sich durch ihren romantischen Geist und den Fokus auf fesselnde weibliche Charaktere aus. Carr erweckt Geschichten und Leben, die von realen Ereignissen inspiriert sind, lebendig zum Leben und legt dabei Wert auf emotionale Tiefe und fesselnde Erzählungen. Ihr Ansatz stellt sicher, dass historische Details in Geschichten eingewoben werden, die bei zeitgenössischen Lesern Anklang finden.






When everything is at stake, how far would you go to save your neighbour?
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