{"product_id":"village-of-secrets-defying-the-nazis-in-vichy-france-isbn-9780062202475","title":"Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eA Train in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e comes the absorbing story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II—told in full for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe Chambon-sur-Lignon is a small village of scattered houses high in the mountains of the Ardèche, one of the most remote and inaccessible parts of Eastern France. During the Second World War, the inhabitants of this tiny mountain village and its parishes saved thousands wanted by the Gestapo: resisters, freemasons, communists, OSS and SOE agents, and Jews. Many of those they protected were orphaned children and babies whose parents had been deported to concentration camps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unprecedented access to newly opened archives in France, Britain, and Germany, and interviews with some of the villagers from the period who are still alive, Caroline Moorehead paints an inspiring portrait of courage and determination: of what was accomplished when a small group of people banded together to oppose their Nazi occupiers. A thrilling and atmospheric tale of silence and complicity, \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how every one of the inhabitants of Chambon remained silent in a country infamous for collaboration. Yet it is also a story about mythmaking, and the fallibility of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major contribution to WWII history, illustrated with black-and-white photos, \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e sets the record straight about the events in Chambon, and pays tribute to a group of heroic individuals, most of them women, for whom saving others became more important than their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eA Train in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e comes the fascinating story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh up in the mountains of the southern Massif Central in France lie tiny, remote villages united by a long and particular history. During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and its parishes saved thousands wanted by the Gestapo: resisters, Freemasons, communists, and, above all, Jews, many of them orphans whose parents had been deported to concentration camps. There were no informers, no denunciations, and no one broke ranks. During raids, the children would hide in the woods, their packs on their backs, waiting to hear the farmers' song that told them it was safe to return. After the war, Le Chambon became one of only two places in the world to be honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust why and how Le Chambon and its outlying villages came to save so many people has never fully been told. With unprecedented access to newly opened archives in France, Britain, and Germany, along with interviews documenting the testimony of surviving villagers, Caroline Moorehead paints an inspiring portrait of courage and determination: of what was accomplished when a small group of people banded together to oppose tyranny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major contribution to the history of the Second World War, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e sets the record straight about the events in Chambon and pays tribute to a group of heroic individuals for whom saving others became more important than their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for A Train in Winter: “By turns heartbreaking and inspiring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on A Train in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A moving novelistic portrait. . . . An inspiring and fascinating read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, 3½ stars, on A Train in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A Train in Winter is the first complete account of these extraordinary women. . . . Moorehead’s group portrait offers an important new perspective not only on the suffering and courage of those in Auschwitz and other concentration camps, but of the complex French response to the German occupation. Careful research and sensitive retelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe on A Train in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A necessary book...Compelling and moving….The literature of wartime France and the Holocaust is by now so vast as to confound the imagination, but when a book as good as this comes along, we are reminded that there is always room for something new.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post on A Train in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impressive…. Moorehead showcases a valiant counterpoint to the cruelties of occupied France and the slow creep of restrictions and regulations that made life for French Jews first intolerable, then impossible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Informative, comprehensive, and nuanced….Moorehead’s deeply researched, crisply written, and well-paced work will stand as the definitive account of a heroic, hazardous, and uplifting initiative during the German occupation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moorehead not only recounts the heroics but also the everyday ordinariness of those involved, busting the embellished mythology while emphasizing the essential humanity of the entire operation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful story of the people of more than 20 communes who saved more refugees, proportionately, than anywhere else in France….Moorehead’s knowledge of the people, the area and the history make this one of the most engrossing survival stories of World War II.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The vivid narrative takes on a cliffhanger quality….a rich, haunting account that leaves us with an uncomfortable question: What might have happened if more people had refused to go along?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exciting history of nearly forgotten individual and group courage. Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harrowing and luminous…. Even this pessimist could not have imagined the death camps of the Third Reich, or the villainy of Adolf Hitler’s French collaborators. Their indecency has been exposed many times since the end of WWII, but rarely with the force and detail of Caroline Moorehead’s \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Leaves one with a mixture of elation and great sadness. And it obliges the reader to stare at facts each of which is like the head of a Gorgon.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Le Chambon has long been mythologized in France for the actions of its inhabitants…. But, as this riveting history shows, the story is more complex... If the picture Moorhead paints is messier than the myth, this only serves to enhance the heroism of the main actors.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The definitive account… [an] unblinking exposé of resistance during the war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The remote French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon…. has been the subject of numerous articles, books, and films. But Moorehead’s \u003cem\u003eVillage of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e is the best account I’ve seen in any medium. Emphatically \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e a debunking, this telling of the story is nonetheless deeply nuanced.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Moorehead] has done us the great service of unveiling the real lives behind the myth and in demonstrating that fallible human beings are far more interesting and dramatic figures than those who make up the stuff of legends.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888696881381,"sku":"NP9780062202475","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062202475.jpg?v=1730229643","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/village-of-secrets-defying-the-nazis-in-vichy-france-isbn-9780062202475","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}