The Silent Resistance

'I loved it. It broke me! Beautiful, heartbreaking and hopeful' Liz Fenwick

Occupied Norway, 1944. Anni endures the war alone, aiding the resistance while longing for news of her sailor husband. Her daughter, Ingrid, is her joy, and Anni is determined to keep her safe. But when a German official is billeted at their home, danger escalates, and Anni faces an agonising dilemma.

London, 1952. Ingrid has been trying to understand her mother's mysterious disappearance at the war's end. Clinging to Anni's promise that she would always come back for her, Ingrid sets out to discover what happened all those years ago.

Readers love The Silent Resistance:



'A poignant tale with much emotion.'



'Really made me think and open my eyes.'



'I could not put this book down; it really put me through the ringer emotionally.'



'This is a beautifully written heartbreaking fictional story based on true events.'



'This book is a definite must read!'



Anna Normann is the pseudonym of authors Anan Singh and Natalie Normann who have been w riting together in Norw egian for many years. Anan was born in northern India and had his first short story published in an Indian newspaper at fourteen. Natalie grew up on the west coast of Norway and has always been fascinated with the country's period of occupation. She is a prolific historical romance writer in her native language and more recently published two contemporary Norwegian-set romances in English. The Silent Resistance is their first collaboration in English.