MBC 스페셜' 한국전쟁 고아소녀 아일라(김은자), 60년 만에 만난 터키 아버지와 눈물의 포옹[MBC Special: Korean War orphan Ayla (Kim Eun-ja) meets with Turkish father after sixty years in tear-filled scene]. Busan Ilbo. 6 March 2017 . Retrieved 27 August 2017. Beautifully descriptive of the Périgord Noir, (Dordogne), ‘Daughters of War’ is set in 1944 during a time of great turbulence, with France under German occupation.

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Her latest book, The Tuscan Contessa, marks a new departure for Dinah as it’s her first set in Europe. Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer her family to safety, even as the Nazi occupation becomes more threatening. Three sisters, Helene, Elise and Florence Baudin live in the Perigood Noir, Dordogne. The story starts in 1944 with France under German occupation. Helen, a nurse, is very much the mother figure trying to care for her sisters. Elise runs a small cafe but is also involved with the resistance and Florence tends her garden and loves to cook. But there is much more to each of these women, who all are involved in some way in seeking to try and aid France and basically to survive during this harsh time. All of them will have to make decisions that will affect not only their lives but those of others. This is an interesting and intense read. Daughters of War is the first book in a family saga set in the last two years of World War II. It follows the lives of three sisters living in a small village in Vichy France. I was completely hooked and enthralled by this book, the sisters were engaging and I love the camaraderie between them.The Daughters of the American Revolution is an organization with a deeply rich history while also being truly relevant in today’s world. More than 1,000,000 women have joined the organization since it was founded over 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage as well as make a difference in their communities across the country and the world. Learn more about the amazing history of the DAR and what members are doing today to continue that legacy. I really liked the three sisters, motherly Helene, feisty Elise and Florence the youngest and most naive sister. I enjoyed following their different stories and loved how their characters developed throughout the story, especially when secrets are revealed and they are drawn into extremely difficult situations. I liked the way the relationship between the sisters was brought out. As well as being a story of war and family, secrets from the past are brought to life and there is more than one romance takes place over the course of the story. There are also incidents that will change these women’s lives forever. Triggers that will be hard to read for some people are the rape scene and the brutal slaying of people who dare to go against the Germans. This book presents a clear picture of the brutality and inhumanity of war.

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With terrific characters, and a wonderful storyline, I don’t really want to say too much about this one, other than, it is without question, one my favourite reads of 2021, and worth every one of those 5 stars! Just beautiful. Helene, cea mai matură dintre surori, este cea care protejează familia, încercând din răsputeri să își țină suprime în siguranță în timp ce Elise se alătură Rezistenței Franceze asumăndu-si riscuri care îi pun viața în pericol. Sister’s Helene, Elise and Florence Baudin live in the river valley of Dordogne in France, near the village of Sainte-Cecile and they have lived here for seven years. When their father Charles passed away, their mother Claudette took the girls to the family’s cottage in France and returned alone to England. Being the eldest Helene is responsible for looking after her younger sisters, she puts her own hopes and dreams on hold. Due to the war the sisters are unable to return to England and they hope no one in the village will tell the Germans they are only half French. Like everyone in France, they resent the Germans presence, and can’t wait for the allies to arrive and the war to end.The sisters face the horrors of war but the events read like Emotions for Dummies. When sensible Helene does something daring, the author spends far too much time pointing out that this is something Helene wouldn’t normally do. I get it, she’s branching out. I like Dinah Jefferies books, my main gripe with them being that sometimes the female characters are a bit weak and too reliant on men to save them. Not so in this case, all of the women in this book are strong in their own ways. Men appear in and out of their lives and over a course mere hours these supposedly independent living ladies form such strong attachments to these men that they are suddenly incapable of thinking about anything else. The author really did the sisters a disservice by reducing them to bags of emotions that can only be soothed by the presence of a man. Thanks #NetGalley #HarperCollins @HarperCollins360 @Harper360 for a complimentary eARC of #DaughtersOfWar upon my request. All opinions are my own.

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Deep in the river valley of the Dordogne, in an old stone cottage on the edge of a beautiful village, three sisters long for the end of the war. Emily Ratajkowski: {Huffington Post|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/erdogans-big-new-york-week-ends-not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper_n_57e5993ce4b0e28b2b54153f%7Cdate=April [ permanent dead link] 2020}}

Author, Dinah Jefferies, is a brilliant observer of the minutiae of everyday life and scalpel sharp when it comes to describing the effects of war, of invasion and occupation, something that destroys communities and families and often disrupts the development of the social and economic fabric of a country, whilst at the same time she reminds us of the life saving importance of family, friendship and love. I just loved this book. The sisters story was compelling. It is 1944 in a small town in France. The three sisters have been living in the cottage in the woods for the last seven years and have survived the war because the youngest sister Florence is a genius in the garden and kitchen. She even keeps goats and has found a was to hide them from the Germans. Helene is the oldest. Her mother always told her she wasn't pretty but she loves her sisters and takes care of them by becoming a nurse even though her first love is painting. She is haunted by memories of her mother and knew something happened to turn her into the cold person she is now. Elise is the middle child, a little wild and is working with the Resistance. The youngest is 22-year-old Florence. She takes care of the house, is a genius in the kitchen and gardening. The town is occupied by the Germans and it is hard to know who you can trust. These characters were so well developed and even though the personalities were so different they loved each other deeply. I really don't want to give too much away because there is a lot going on but the story just flows. In the end I was hoping for an epilogue but was delighted to read this is the first part of a trilogy. I'm looking forward to reading more about the Baudin sisters. Helene, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer her family to safety, even as the Nazi occupation becomes more threatening. Hoewel het verhaal zelf mooi en aangrijpend was, zat er weinig diepgang in en was het nogal vlak. De vele en lange conversaties zorgden ervoor dat de kern vaak op de achtergrond werd geschoven. Soms leken de personages eerder op gevoelloze lappenpoppen. Bepaalde stukken waren voor mij hierdoor ook zeer onrealistisch. Zo miste ik bijvoorbeeld meer actie en reactie op Anton en Heinrich’s onthullingen en hun vertrek terug naar Duitsland. De drie hoofdpersonages lijken alles maar te ondergaan, maar hoe ze zich echt voelen blijft maar vaag. Bovendien worden er ook soms kleine sprongetjes gemaakt, waardoor je ook hier weer als lezer met vragen achterblijft. Hierdoor dacht ik ook soms dat het geheel niet volledig afgewerkt was. Soms bladerde ik zelfs terug omdat ik dacht dat ik iets gemist had, wat uiteindelijk niet zo bleek te zijn.