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Cold Lonely Courage [Kindle Edition]

Soren Petrek
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Madeleine Toche races to the front only to find her brother mortally wounded during the German Blitzkrieg attack on France at the outset of World War II. His death and her rape at the hands of an SS Stormtrooper cast Madeleine down a path of death and violence as her desire for revenge reaches a crescendo.


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"If you like strong heroines, you'll love Madeleine Toche." ~ Mary Ann Grossmann, Book Editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press

"This is a superb story from talented debut author Soren Paul Petrek." ~ The Book Connection


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Soren Paul Petrek is a practicing trial attorney with a passion for studying World War II. He lived in France and England listening to people's stories of sacrifice and struggle during the darkest periods of the war.


Soren's Debut novel, Cold Lonely Courage was inspired by the true story of a young Belgian woman who helped countless Jewish children escape from the terrors of the Nazi regime.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 347 KB
  • Print Length: 231 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1467950645
  • Publisher: Soren Petrek; Second edition (17 Nov 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0069CJOEQ
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,052 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love historical fiction and it is the one genre I go back now every time. This was a brilliant historical novel. Petrek has done an amazing amount of research and I felt like I was right there seeing the plot of this novel unfold in front of my eyes.

The novel is extremely fast paced but I found that I was still able to keep up with the plot of the novel. The characters are extremely well thought out and help to bring the novel to a new level.

The only negative thing I would have to say is that it jumps from one thing to another a bit to quickly for my liking. I don't feel like the novel sees one point through until the end before moving on to a completely different point.

Overall this was a good novel and I recommend to historical fiction fans.

A copy of this book was received for free for review, all opinions expressed are my own through reading this book.
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A Page Turner 16 Feb 2011
By Noia
Format:Paperback
A quick but brilliant and compassionate read about the horrors of the Second World War and the strength of the people who fought back.

I couldn't put this book down. It's so very different from what I usually read, but it hooked me right from the start. It paints a very detailed picture of the era, and the entire time whilst reading, I couldn't help but think of the mini-series BBC has made about the war. I would love to see this book on screen.

Madeleine is such a strong character, L'ange de la mort. You don't want to be a bad guy with her in the vicinity. I loved following the two German military policemen Stenger and Willi too, it was very interesting to see the same story from another angle.
I did think the picture painted of the stereotypical French woman was a bit over the top though and there wasn't much middle-ground between über-evil Nazi and patriotic good person/hero.

The story is fairly gruesome and obviously contains a lot of death, but it's not overly graphic. There were parts that had me shuddering and even one where I was close to tears, but I never felt like stop reading.

All in all, it's a really good book that tells a very gripping story. It preserves history and describes a part of it that I hadn't heard before despite a big interest in the subject, and I would recommend anyone to read it and learn.
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Set during the Second World War, this novel fuses historical fact with fiction, seen through the eyes of protagonist Madeleine Toche. It's like an origin of a superhero character in that she is wronged (raped by a German officer) and then develops into an assassin, avenging the Nazis' further misdeeds. Petrek has based her upon a real Belgian woman who helped save the lives of many Jews during the war - an Oskar Schindler type character with a hint of a Lara Croft type assassin. It's fun imagining who might play Madeleine on the big screen - Angelina Jolie perhaps. Anyway, it's a gripping and fast paced read. Look forward to reading Petrek's other novels now.
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