The Daring Girls of Guernsey

A Novel of World War II

De: Gayle Callen

Narrado por: Jayne Entwistle

From USA Today bestselling author Gayle Callen comes a fascinating historical novel of three courageous young women who aid a desperate British spy during the German occupation of Guernsey Island in World War II.

In 1940, Germany seizes control of Guernsey without a fight—but not without resistance. Innocent young teacher Catherine is forced to house a German officer. Shrewd waitress Betty seeks to elude the persistent Nazi determined to conquer her. And courageous nurse Helen cares for her patients—both British and German—while hiding a British spy in her seaside cottage.

Their fight against the injustices being enacted on their island home brings the women, the spy, and their enemies together in one night that will change all of their lives forever. Though none of them could foresee that the battle they fought that night would reach across time to 1997, when the tragic fallout ensnares Helen once more.

©2021 Gayle Kloecker Callen (P)2022 Tantor

Good story!

It was a good World War II story.
Told from a different angle with good characters and a bit of mystery.
Made me happy, sad, and angry.
Good narration

The history, character development, unexpected ending

There was nothing I disliked about this book. The horrifying impact of war on the Guernsey was presented without excessive detail but clearly enough to help the reader understand.

Thoroughly enjoyed it

Loved it. The narrator was spot on! Book was better than I thought. The positive remarks were in point.

Would highly recommend.

I found a new author to follow! This book was 5 stars across the board!

Really Enjoyable!

I really enjoyed this book. My only small criticism would be is that at times it seemed a bit too sweet. Yet, having said that, I appreciate a little too sweet over a lot of the books I’ve listened to that had unnecessarily foul language that added nothing to the story. I learned a lot about what the island of Guernsey endured during WWII.

A heartfelt tale of love and friendship during the war

This was an interesting take on war relations between captors and captives on Guernsey Island. It was really interesting to watch the dynamics of the three women as well as their paramours. It definitely had the air of the Guernsey literary & potato peel pie society while being written more in a novel format than a letter format. But it was really nice to see how their interactions led to the story. The story itself was well written… It was a bit predictable, but I did enjoy the different angles that the writer took.

Great story!

I couldn’t stop listening. This story had all the components…romance, intrigue, adventure…the characters were interesting. I didn’t love all the voices but they weren’t annoying so it was fine. Totally worth the listen!

Unique characters

I liked this audible. The narrator was good. The story was engaging. I recommend it!

Well developed strong characters!

Lovely story set on Guernsey during the German occupation. Enjoyed getting to know the strong women characters and how brave they had to be to endure hardships.

Fantastic story

Great reading, unexpected story twists, so enjoyable! I found my heart rate increasing at certain points of the story.