{"product_id":"from-the-ashes-of-amiens-jana-petken-9798451876855","title":"From the Ashes of Amiens","description":"\u003cb\u003eJana Petken, the multi-award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\"The German Half-Bloods,\"\u003c\/i\u003e presents her new standalone novel, \u003ci\u003e\"From the Ashes of Amiens.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In war, good men are not always good, and the bad ones are sometimes heroes.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanuary 1944-a senior member of the French Resistance betrays his comrades to the Abwehr and Gestapo, but who? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin hours, the Germans arrest hundreds of suspected resistance fighters and incarcerate them in the infamous Amiens prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a Resistance spy inside the prison informs his leaders, Dominique Ponchardier and Boniface Monier, of German plans to conduct mass executions within weeks, they are helpless to respond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a last-ditch effort to free their R駸istants awaiting death or deportation to labour camps, they turn to the British for help. Only a Royal Air Force strike can knock down the prison's walls and free the inmates before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill the British agree to the audacious request? Will a bomb attack kill more prisoners than it will save? Which squadron could carry out such a low-level precision bombing raid? As the RAF and MI6 debate these questions, the Germans are executing prisoners by firing squad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A suspenseful, compelling story of forbidden love and courage in the face of insurmountable odds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Jana Petken brings an incredibly emotional, big screen feel to this heartbreaking WWII story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jana Petken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8451876854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798451876855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.42d","brand":"Jana Petken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945192980735,"sku":"9798451876855","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dc2e283d-7518-4210-b00a-28550864f771.jpg?v=1681507316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-ashes-of-amiens-jana-petken-9798451876855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}