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Cover artist Johnny Ring Language English Pages 357 ISBN 978-0-571-22964-2 | 3.6/5 Goodreads Country United Kingdom Publication date 2007 Originally published 10 February 2007 Page count 357 Publisher Faber and Faber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Genres Romance novel, Alternate history Similar The Dust Diaries, Skirrid Hill, The blue book, Calon: A Journey to the Heart, White Ravens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resistance is an alternative history novel by Welsh poet and author Owen Sheers. The plot centers around the inhabitants of a valley near Abergavenny in Wales in 1944–45, shortly after the failure of Operation Overlord and a successful German counter-invasion of Great Britain. A group of German Wehrmacht soldiers stay there after the wives' husbands leave to serve in the covert British Resistance. The novel follows abandoned farmer's wife, Sarah Lewis and German commanding officer, Albrecht Wolfram as they form an unlikely relationship in spite of their backgrounds and political standings.
Contents
The novel was adapted for film in 2011.
The Hereford Mappa Mundi features prominently in the book.
Plot
Upon her husband's disappearance Sarah is forced to take care of the farm. Meanwhile, she develops a relationship with German commanding officer Albrecht Wolfram as he and the other invaders seek to locate an item for Himmler's collection.