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Resistance by Owen Sheers
Feb. 26th, 2008 01:20 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
When Sarah Lewis, a twenty-six year-old farmer's wife, wakes to find her husband has disappeared, she discovers she is not the only one - all the men in the Welsh border valley of Olchon have gone. It is 1944 and following the failed D-Day landings, a German counter-attack has landed on British soil. A few months after the men's disappearance, a German patrol arrives in the valley, and when Sarah begins an acquaintance with the patrol's commanding officer, both sides must decide whether to remain enemies or to come together in defiance of the war surrounding the valley. A gripping portrait of a community under seige, Resistance is also a moving story of unexpected love and friendship.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It's very well written and has an interesting alternate history premise, but to be honest, the plot didn't really do it for me. In particular, I think that the end relationship between the two main characters is too forced to be believable and I found the author's decision to leave the ending open too frustrating.
When Sarah Lewis, a twenty-six year-old farmer's wife, wakes to find her husband has disappeared, she discovers she is not the only one - all the men in the Welsh border valley of Olchon have gone. It is 1944 and following the failed D-Day landings, a German counter-attack has landed on British soil. A few months after the men's disappearance, a German patrol arrives in the valley, and when Sarah begins an acquaintance with the patrol's commanding officer, both sides must decide whether to remain enemies or to come together in defiance of the war surrounding the valley. A gripping portrait of a community under seige, Resistance is also a moving story of unexpected love and friendship.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It's very well written and has an interesting alternate history premise, but to be honest, the plot didn't really do it for me. In particular, I think that the end relationship between the two main characters is too forced to be believable and I found the author's decision to leave the ending open too frustrating.
