When the World Goes Quiet: A Novel
English
By (author): Gian Sardar
In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artists courageous journey is just beginning in a powerful novel about love, danger, and survival by the author of Take What You Can Carry.
Its 1918 in German-occupied Bruges, Belgium. With luck, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was promised: a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employers possessions. Until then, Evelien knows to keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But life never goes to plan, especially in war.
A member of the Resistance approaches Evelien: steal a list of names hidden in her employers home. In return, shell get a letter from her long-missing husband, Emiel. Shed lost hope of Emiels survival, but the promised letter puts her certainty of his death in question. Evelien begins her mission and soon forms a friendship with a soldier who is struggling with the devastating demands of battle. Their shared passion for art deepens the bond, and Evelien faces a heart-wrenching truth: she longs for Emiels safe returnbut not necessarily to her.
As the final days of the war loom closer, Evelien has never been in more danger. And should she survive the wars bitter end, what choices will she make for a life beyond liberation?
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