The locals tell an unlikely-but ostensibly true-story about a dance in late 1942 that was attended by a few unexpected guests. Lawrence.Īlong the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, legends persist about U-boats skulking in our deep harbours, and one tale in particular offers an interesting twist. This became known as the Battle of the Gulf of St. Between 19, fifteen U-boats infiltrated Canadian waters, sinking twenty-three ships.
The same month, U-553 surfaced in the Saint John Harbour and spied for five days, sending wireless transmissions to Germany every night without anyone taking notice. Langbein, a German spy, to a tiny inlet in New Brunswick. In May 1942, U-213 navigated the great Fundy tide and quietly delivered Lieutenant A. Lesley Crewe, author of Relative Happiness and Kinĭuring the Second World War, U-boats (Unterseeboot, or “undersea boat”) were called the greatest threat to Allied victory, and it was common knowledge that “wolf packs” of U-boats patrolled the many nooks and crannies along Canada’s east coast. “A moving Maritime story of love, loss, and the human spirit.” “Travel back to 1917 and explore a world of suffragettes, Bolsheviks, and the Great War-and the love story that illuminates them all.” “Audrey is a strong female character, a hallmark of Graham’s books.” Susanna Kearsley, bestselling author of A Desperate Fortune “Evocative of place and time, a novel blending tragedy and triumph in a poignant and uplifting tale that’s sure to leave its mark upon your heart.” “Fans of Gabaldon and other historical fiction/romance writers will lap this up for the classy, fast-moving, easy-to-read, and absorbing book that it is-with some Canadian history to boot.” “ has delivered a book that reads like a love letter to a time and place that figures largely in our national identity: Halifax in 1917.” Kaki Warner, bestselling author of Pieces of Sky A must read for fans of Canadian history.” “In this beautifully written, meticulously researched novel of the Acadian expulsion from Grand Pré in 1755, Genevieve Graham crafts an uncompromising glimpse into the anguish of war and the eventual triumph of love. Beth Powning, bestselling author of A Measure of Light Graham sheds light on a dark chapter of Canadian history, immersing the reader in 1755 Grand Pré, making vivid the flames and the pain of the Acadians deported from their idyllic homeland.” “Fascinating, harrowing, illuminating, this is a gripping love story.
“At once dizzyingly romantic and tremendously adventurous, this novel also serves as a poignant reminder of the senseless toll the violence of war can take-and the incredible lengths of heroism humans will go to in order to survive and rescue the ones they love.”
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