The Schoolteacher of Saint-Michel

From the USA Today bestselling author,
an unforgettable story of courage in a time of war.

France, 1942. At the end of the day, the schoolteacher releases her pupils. She checks they have their identity passes, and warns them not to stop until the German guards have let them through the barrier that separates occupied France from Free France. As the little ones fly across the border and into their mothers' arms, she breathes a sigh of relief. No one is safe now. Not even the children.

Berkshire, present day. A letter left to her by her beloved late grandmother Gigi takes Hannah Stone on a journey deep into the heart of the Dordogne landscape. As she begins to unravel a forgotten history of wartime bravery and sacrifice, she discovers the heartrending secret that binds her grandmother to a village schoolteacher, the remarkable Lucie Laval . . .

'Gripping, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting'
Katie Fforde

'I loved the way the clues from the past and present knitted together'
Jill Mansell

'A beautifully worked tale of bravery'
Mandy Robotham



9781472270139
£8.99
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