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Actions Displays	Small acts of defiance Remove from selection Add to selection TitleSmall acts of defiance Author Michelle Wright Call number813.54/0225 Object number10892 Place of publicationCrows Nest, New South Wales, Australia PublisherAllen & Unwin Year of publication 2021 Physical description344p. MaterialBook ISBN9781760292652 Description May, 1940: After a bitter tragedy, young Australian woman Lucie and her French mother Yvonne are forced to leave home and seek help from the only family they have left-Lucie's uncle, Gerard. As the Second World War engulfs Europe, the two women find themselves trapped in German-occupied Paris. Drawing upon her artistic talents, Lucie risks her own safety to engage in small acts of defiance against the occupying forces and the collaborationist French regime, where the authorities reward French citizens for denouncing so-called 'traitors' in their community. Faced with the escalating brutality of anti-Jewish measures, and the indifference of so many of her fellow Parisians, Lucie must decide how far she will go to defend the rights of others.

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TitleSmall acts of defiance

Author

Michelle Wright

Call number813.54/0225

Object number10892

Place of publicationCrows Nest, New South Wales, Australia

PublisherAllen & Unwin

Year of publication

2021

Physical description344p.

MaterialBook

ISBN9781760292652

Description

May, 1940: After a bitter tragedy, young Australian woman Lucie and her French mother Yvonne are forced to leave home and seek help from the only family they have left-Lucie's uncle, Gerard. As the Second World War engulfs Europe, the two women find themselves trapped in German-occupied Paris. Drawing upon her artistic talents, Lucie risks her own safety to engage in small acts of defiance against the occupying forces and the collaborationist French regime, where the authorities reward French citizens for denouncing so-called 'traitors' in their community. Faced with the escalating brutality of anti-Jewish measures, and the indifference of so many of her fellow Parisians, Lucie must decide how far she will go to defend the rights of others.

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