"In Small Acts of Defiance, Michelle Wright paints a beautifully
intimate portrait that celebrates the courage and resilience of the
human spirit."-- Jane Harper, author of The Survivors
A stunning debut WWII novel from award-winning short story writer
Michelle Wright, about the small but courageous acts a young woman
performs against the growing anti-Jewish measures in Nazi-occupied
Paris.
"Doing nothing is still a choice. A choice to stand aside and let it
happen."
January 1940: After a devastating tragedy, young Australian woman Lucie
and her mother Yvonne are forced to leave home and flee to France. There
they seek help from the only family they have left, Lucie's uncle,
Gérard.
As the Second World War engulfs Europe, the two women find themselves
trapped in German-occupied Paris, sharing a cramped apartment with the
authoritarian Gérard and his extremist views. Drawing upon her artistic
talents, Lucie risks her own safety to engage in small acts of defiance
against the occupying Nazi forces and the collaborationist French
regime - illustrating pro-resistance tracts and forging identity cards.
Faced with the escalating brutality of anti-Jewish measures, and the
indifference of so many of her fellow Parisians, Lucie must decide how
far she will go to protect her friends and defend the rights of others
before it's too late.
