A Train in Winter
An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 8, 2011
In January 1943, 230 women of the French Resistance were sent to the death camps by the Nazis who had invaded and occupied their country.
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- Who it’s for
- Layered wartime history with a human scale and a clean, steady narrative pull.
- Genres
- Holocaust History, Women's Lives, World War II: European Theater
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 8, 2011
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In January 1943, 230 women of the French Resistance were sent to the death camps by the Nazis who had invaded and occupied their country. This is their story, told in full for the first time—a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival, and the power of friendship.
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Caroline Moorehead, a distinguished biographer, human rights journalist, and the author of Dancing to the Precipice and Human Cargo, brings to life an extraordinary story that readers of Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La, Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts, and Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken will find an essential addition to our retelling of the history of World War II—a riveting, rediscovered story of courageous women who sacrificed everything to combat the march of evil across the world.
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Layered wartime history with a human scale and a clean, steady narrative pull.
Come here for
- women’s solidarity under pressure
- Occupied France, read with clarity and care
Expect
- classroom-friendly context
- sustained, reflective reading
Where it sits
| Holocaust History | 81% |
|---|---|
| Women's Lives | 38% |
| World War II: European Theater | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- French History
- World War II History
- Holocaust History
- Authors
- Caroline Moorehead
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 8, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- French History