{"product_id":"the-englishmans-daughter-a-true-story-of-love-and-betrayal-in-world-war-i-9780385336796","title":"The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"remarkable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) account of four British soldiers forced into hiding in a French village during World War I, and the mystery left behind in their wake--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Siege\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping, illuminating . . . Everything comes alive . . . the feuds, the village characters [and] the hunger of the winter of 1914.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first terrifying days of World War I, four British soldiers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines on the western front. They were forced to hide in the tiny French village of Villeret, whose inhabitants made the courageous decision to shelter the fugitives until they could pass as Picard peasants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the never-before-told story of these extraordinary men, their protectors, and of the haunting love affair between Private Robert Digby and Claire Dessenne, the most beautiful woman in Villeret. Their passion would result in the birth of a child known as \"The Englishman's Daughter,\" and in an act of unspeakable betrayal, a tragic legacy that would haunt the village for generations to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the testimonies of the villagers and the last letters of the soldiers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Ben Macintyre has pieced together a harrowing account of how life was lived behind enemy lines during the Great War, and offers a compelling solution to a gripping mystery that reverberates to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e is writer-at-large and associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eof London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgent Zigzag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Be\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Englishman's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForgotten Fatherland\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London with his wife, the novelist Kate Muir, and their three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323955482898,"sku":"9780385336796","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4685b760-8cc0-4382-b813-4c0aa06db67c.jpg?v=1727662712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-englishmans-daughter-a-true-story-of-love-and-betrayal-in-world-war-i-9780385336796","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}