She risks her life fighting in the French Resistance, while he is missing in action but rotting in a Nazi prison camp. Will she find happiness again? Will they meet up to liberate their small village in Southern France?This riveting novel weaves a tapestry of courage by ordinary people who rise to face the evil of Nazi occupation. Set in the vivid Pyrenees of Southern France, it follows the dramatic, suspenseful journey of the Maquis, a band of resistance fighters shepherding Allied pilots to safety across the mountains…A deep bond of love severed. An impossible decision. Will she break a powerful promise to find her way back to happiness?The Pyrenees, France, 1939. Twenty-year-old Sylvie Laget has found the one she wants to be with forever. With war looming she pledges her heart to a young man on a neighboring farm and rebels against her religious upbringing by consummating their relationship. But when her lover leaves to fight the Nazis, her joy is shattered by heartache.Burying her pain by posing as a nun to work with the resistance (the Maquis ) and help Allied forces, Sylvie is devastated by news of her beloved’s death. Grief drives her to take her vows and become a nun in earnest, but when a tragic miscommunication shatters her universe, she must decide where her faith truly lies…Will her country’s bloody battle destroy Sylvie’s spirit, or will her unexpected path lead to the future she craves?Based on real-life interviews with members of the French Resistance, The Night Belongs to the Maquis is a novel of captivating and powerful historical fiction. If you like vivid European landscapes, emotionally complex characters, and rich archival detail, then you’ll relish Carolyn Kay Brancato’s expertly crafted tale.Buy The Night Belongs to the Maquis to make a life-changing choice for love today!

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