LEADER 03830nam 22005173 450 001 9910136844103321 005 20241107093742.0 010 $a1-101-88386-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000907545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6107650 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6107650 035 $a(OCoLC)1054973010 035 $a(ODN)ODN0002697622 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000907545 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Award $eA Novel 210 $d2016 210 1$aWestminster :$cRandom House Publishing Group,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (244 pages) 311 08$a1-101-88385-5 330 $a"Capturing historical events, terrifying moments of danger, tragedy, the price of war, and the invincible spirit of a woman of honor, The Award is a monumental tale from one of our most gifted storytellers--Danielle Steel's finest, most emotionally resonant novel yet. Gae?lle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, and her family, and send them to a detention camp for deportation to an unknown, ominous fate. The local German military commandant makes Gae?lle family estate outside Lyon into his headquarters. Her father and brother are killed by the Germans; her mother fades away into madness and ill health. Trusted friends and employees become traitors. And by accident, Gae?lle begins a perilous journey with the French Resistance, hoping to save lives to make up for the beloved friend she could do nothing to help. Taking terrifying risks, Gae?lle becomes a valuable member of the Resistance, fearlessly delivering Jewish children to safety underneath the eyes of the Gestapo and their French collaborators. Then she is suddenly approached by the German commandant with an astonishing and dangerous plan to save part of France's artistic heritage as the Germans withdraw. And once again, her life is on the line. Conducted in secret, flawlessly carried out, her missions for the Resistance change her life and mark her for years. She is falsely accused of collaboration at the end of the war, and flees Lyon in disgrace, orphaned and alone. She goes to Paris to put the war behind her and begin a new life, with the ghosts of the past always close at hand. Gae?lle's life will take her from Paris to New York, from a career as a Dior model to marriage and motherhood, unbearable loss, and mature, lasting love. She returns to Paris to run a small museum, honoring victims of the Holocaust. She has never sought recognition for her courage during the war years she can never forget. Her label as a collaborator remains, until her granddaughter, a respected political journalist, is determined that past wrongs finally be made right, and her grandmother's brave acts be recognized. Now a grateful nation will finally acknowledge this remarkable woman. At last, she is absolved and honored as the war hero she was"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aFiction$2OverDrive 606 $aHistorical Fiction$2OverDrive 606 $aLiterature$2OverDrive 606 $aRomance$2OverDrive 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1940-1945$vFiction 615 17$aFiction. 615 7$aHistorical Fiction. 615 7$aLiterature. 615 7$aRomance. 676 $a813/.54 686 $aFIC014000$aFIC008000$aFIC027050$2bisacsh 700 $aSteel$b Danielle$0565658 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136844103321 996 $aThe Award$92593529 997 $aUNINA