Today is publication day for An Island at War and yesterday I went to Les Landes to film in front of the MP3 Tower that’s also on the cover of my book. This is my first novel set in WW2 and is inspired by Channel Islanders who lived through the Occupation, especially my great-grandmother and family friends who lived in Jersey during those dark years.
An Island at War is a story of courage, resilience, and everyday acts of defiance from ordinary people forced to live in an extraordinary time.
June 1940 While her little sister Rosie is sent to the UK to keep her safe from the invading German army, Estelle Le Maistre is left behind on Jersey to help her grandmother run the family farm. When the Germans occupy the island, everything changes and Estelle and the islanders must face the reality of life under Nazi rule.
Interspersed with diary entries from Rosie back on the mainland, the novel is also inspired by real-life stories from the author’s own family who were both on the island during the occupation and in London during the Blitz and is a true testament to the courage and bravery of the islanders.
