Historical Fiction Company Feature Spotlight Apr 22 Written By Helen Fripp Researching WW2 Resistance activities in the area, I was lucky enough to meet a local museum curator who had interviewed everyone in the village who’d been involved in the Resistance. His archives were meticulous, and every week in the museum, he laid out the documents and photographs he’d collected, and left me to it. It was a treasure-trove, from conscripts’ letters home to their parents, to local photographs and insights into social history, to first-hand accounts from the brave people who risked everything to resist the German occupation, protect Jewish friends, damage infrastructure, guide Allied agents and run coded messages… Helen Fripp
Historical Fiction Company Feature Spotlight Apr 22 Written By Helen Fripp Researching WW2 Resistance activities in the area, I was lucky enough to meet a local museum curator who had interviewed everyone in the village who’d been involved in the Resistance. His archives were meticulous, and every week in the museum, he laid out the documents and photographs he’d collected, and left me to it. It was a treasure-trove, from conscripts’ letters home to their parents, to local photographs and insights into social history, to first-hand accounts from the brave people who risked everything to resist the German occupation, protect Jewish friends, damage infrastructure, guide Allied agents and run coded messages… Helen Fripp