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Ashes / Christopher de Vinck.

"Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable. But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee. In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been."--

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C9009174741 F DEV
Adult fiction   City Branch . . Available .  
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Field name Details
ISBN 9780310111986
Author De Vinck, Christopher, 1951- author.
Title Ashes / Christopher de Vinck.
Published London : Harper Inspire, 2020.
Physical description 332 pages ; 19 cm.
General note A heart-wrenching tale of friendship, war and courage--On cover.
Summary "Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable. But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee. In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been."--
Subject Teenage girls -- Fiction
Female friendship -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Belgium -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Belgium -- Fiction
Christian fiction
Religious fiction
Historical fiction
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