The Girl Under the Flag, Alex Amit
The Girl Under the Flag, Alex Amit
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The Girl Under the Flag
Monique - The Story of a Jewish Heroine Who Never Gave Up

Author: Alex Amit

Narrator: Rebecca Gibel

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/07/2021


Synopsis

Running for her life from the Nazis, Monique, a seventeen-year-old Jewish girl, escapes through the streets of Paris, searching for a place to hide.

In a dark basement deep within the city, Philip, a man of the Resistance, offers her a deal in order to save her life by changing her identity. In return, she needs to provide information about the Germans by becoming acquainted with them.

Torn between her feelings for Philip and her fear of Herr Ernest, a German officer who shows special interest in her, Monique steps deeper and deeper into the jaws of the Nazi beast. But with every day that passes, she knows that it is only a matter of time before she makes a mistake and becomes discovered by the Germans—the price for that being her life.

Through her own eyes, Monique tells of her efforts to survive within occupied Paris, torn between the cafés bustling with people and the poor citizens endlessly waiting in lines, food-ration stubs in hand. But above all, this is a story about a girl who has to fight for her freedom during those dark and dreadful days, fervently refusing to give up, while the German soldiers march through the streets of Paris, stomping the ground with their hobnailed boots.

About Alex Amit

Alex Amit is a historical fiction writer and author of the novel The Girl Under the Flag. After dedicating more than a decade to learning the history of WW2 and armed with a BSc in psychology, Alex's writing focuses on woman's bravery during those dark days.


Reviews

Monique is a seventeen year old Jewish girl who goes from hating herself for her religion and arguing over it with her family, to being all alone in the world when they get taken and sent to Auschwitz. She herself narrowly avoided capture due to her mother's quick thinking, and she's forced to live......more

Goodreads review by Grady

The terror of WW II and a young women’s valor: ‘Tomorrow is a new day’ Israeli author Alex Amit earned his degree in psychology, has worked in graphic design and computer programming, and now is committed to writing. Alex’s in depth research and study of the history of World War Two was the core of h......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

Thanks to publisher through Net Galley for ARC of this fine book. This is some heavy water for holiday reading, but Christmas is one of the holidays included within this very moving story. What could happen to a young Jewish girl whose mother, father and brother are taken by the Germans and sent to......more

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The main character, Monique is a seventeen year old Jewish girl was the lead. She was exceptionally strong character and was very special it was a female in the lead. It’s very fast read and think I read it it just under one day over a day. I would recommend it to othe......more