Historical fiction, short stories, and essays include: Receive Me Falling (Elysian Fields Press, 2009), Hemin Avid reader.
Forthcoming novel: SISTERS OF NIGHT AND FOG-about real-life superwomen of WWII, Virginia d'Albert-Lake and Violette Szabo-releases Ma(Berkley).
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (Berkley, 2021)-about real-life superwoman of WWII, Virginia Hall-on sale now. Set across the European theater of WWII, Sisters of Night and Fog tells the story of two women whose clandestine deeds come to a staggering halt when they are brought together at Ravensbrück concentration camp.moreĪvid reader. But Violette is no stranger to loss and must decide whether the cost of defiance is too great a price to pay. Then tragedy strikes, and Britain’s clandestine war organization-the Special Operations Executive-learns of Violette’s dual citizenship and adept firearm handling and starts to recruit her. When her mother sends her to find an exiled soldier, Violette meets the man who will change her life. Nineteen-year-old Violette is a crack shot with an unquenchable spirit of adventure, and she's desperate to fight the Nazis however she can. But as the call to resist the enemy grows around her, Virginia must decide if she's willing to risk everything to help those in need. She’s sure that if they keep their heads down they’ll make it through. In a world newly burning with war, and in spite of her American family’s wishes, Virginia decides to stay in occupied France with her French husband. In a world newly burning with war, and in spite of her American family’s wishes, Virginia decides to stay in occupied France with her French hus 1940. (Mar.“An unforgettable book!”-Chanel Cleeton “hines a light on this courageous historical woman.”-Marie Benedict Enter to be the first to read!ġ940. Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Robuck lures the reader into the mud and the muck alongside the protagonists as they face the dangers and destruction wrought by the conflict. Virginia and Violette meet when they are arrested and taken to Fresnes Prison near Paris, and their bond strengthens as they endure the hardships of imprisonment and, later, life at the Ravensbruck concentration camp, where Violette inspires heroic efforts in support of their fellow prisoners. After %C3%89tienne leaves to fight the Germans in Egypt, Violette joins the Special Operations Executive and Virginia and Philippe join the Resistance. French-speaking Englishwoman Violette Bushell marries French Legionnaire %C3%89tienne Szabo after a whirlwind courtship in London.
Together they endure the German occupation, and Virginia refuses to return to the U.S. Former American teacher Virginia d'Albert-Lake lives in France with her French husband, Philippe. Robuck ( Hemingway's Girl) delivers an enticing tale of two women who risk it all to help the French Resistance.
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