
Resistance by Owen Sheers is an alternate history novel set during World War II, exploring the consequences of a German invasion of Britain. The story is centered around a group of women in a remote Welsh valley who are left to manage their farms after their husbands join the resistance. When a German patrol led by Albrecht Wolfram arrives, a symbiotic relationship develops between the women and the soldiers during a harsh winter. The novel is praised for its delicate storytelling, beautiful descriptions, and its focus on individual lives amidst the backdrop of war.
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The novel includes themes of violence, war, and the psychological effects of occupation which may be distressing for some readers.
Has Romance?
While there is a romance element between Sarah and Albrecht, it is not the central focus of the story.
From The Publisher:
1944. After the fall of Russia and the failed D-Day landings, half of Britain is occupied . . . Young farmer's wife Sarah Lewis wakes to find her husband has disappeared, along with all of the men from her remote Welsh village.A German patrol arrives in the valley, the purpose of their mission a mystery. Sarah begins a faltering acquaintance with the patrol's commanding officer, Albrecht, and it is to her that he reveals the purpose of his mission - to claim an extraordinary medieval art treasure that lies hidden in the valley. But as the pressure of the war beyond presses in on this isolated community, this fragile state of harmony is increasingly threatened.
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About the Author:
Owen Sheers is a poet, novelist and playwright. Twice-winner of the Wales Book of the Year, his books of poetry include Skirrid Hill, winner of a Somerset Maugham Award, the BAFTA-nominated The Green Hollow, and the verse drama Pink Mist, winner of the Hay Festival Poetry Medal. In 2018 he was awarded the Wilfred Owen Poetry Award. Sheers' theatrical work includes The Two Worlds of Charlie F., winner of the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award, Mametz, and National Theatre Wales's seventy-two hour The Passion. Chair of Wales PEN Cymru and Professor in Creativity at Swansea University, he lives in the Black Mountains of Wales with his wife and two daughters.
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