Time to head back into history with another Historical Fiction novel, currently on tour with Rachel's Random Resources. It's a book that begs the reader to look a little closer because things are not always as they appear. Ready or not, here comes today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice...
The Collaborator’s Daughter
by
Eva Glyn
One More Chapter
About the book...
In 1944 in war-torn Dubrovnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a better future. But while the Nazis are finally retreating, the arrival of the partisans brings new dangers for Branko, his wife Dragica and their baby…
As older sister to two half-siblings, Fran has always known she has to fit in. But now, at sixty-five years old and finally free of caring responsibilities, for the first time in her life Fran is facing questions about who she is and where she comes from.
All Fran knows about her real father is that he was a hero, and her mother had to flee Dubrovnik after the war. But when she travels to the city of her birth to uncover the truth, she is devastated to discover her father was executed by the partisans in 1944, accused of being a collaborator. But the past isn’t always what it seems… And neither is the future.
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Quick question right out of the gate... do you prefer the US cover on the left, or the UK cover on the right? The brighter more brilliantly colored edition or the more neutral scenary as depicted in the second? Personally, I'm more drawn to the US edition with the added flair and imagery, but to each their own. They both work for the story within.
Between the epages, I found the story of a young girl turned woman, mother, and wife, finding herself yet again in the title role of Daughter. I don't simply mean being a daughter, but fidgeting discovering where she came from, what that history entailed, and how to ultimately affects her in the here and now. I would imagine, to some degree, that many children that grow up not knowing one parent or the other, develop a desire to dig into their roots, but what they uncover might now be what they were expecting. Such is the case with Fran.
Fran is a lovely soul, kind hearted and caring, filled with love to share. The last two years her life was put on hold as she helped the one she called father in his final days, but it wasn't a hardship, rather a blessing. She was grounded in who she was, while unexpectedly preparing to find out who she might have been. The past that she digs into, the dark times and misunderstood motives revealed, work against her peace of mind, coloring a memory not fully formed, and placing a heaviness in her heart. How could she have come from this heritage? People that did bad deeds under the cover of obligation to their people and country? She couldn't justify it, and I'm glad she didn't simply stop there because things are not always as they seem, and it can take the dead a lot longer time to find the voice to speak.
By book's end, it's had its chance to be heard, and Fran gains a new perspective on both her past and her future. It'll warm your heart after the dark times they lived through, while giving you hope that your never to old for a new beginning.
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About the author...
Eva Glyn writes escapist relationship-driven fiction with a kernel of truth at its heart. She loves to travel and finds inspiration in beautiful places and the stories they hide.
Her last holiday before lockdown was a trip to Croatia, and the country’s haunting histories and gorgeous scenery have proved fertile ground, driven by her friendship with a tour guide she met there. His wartime story provided the inspiration for The Olive Grove and his help in creating a realistic portrayal of Croatian life has proved invaluable. Her second novel set in the country, An Island of Secrets is a dual timeline looking back to World War 2, and although a contemporary romance featuring mature main characters her third, The Collaborator’s Daughter, has its roots in that conflict too.
Eva lives in Cornwall, although she considers herself Welsh, and has been lucky enough to have been married to the love of her life for more than twenty-five years. She also writes as Jane Cable.
Twitter @JaneCable
Instagram @evaglynauthor
Bookbub @EvaGlyn
Facebook @EvaGlynAuthor
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. as well as the ebook for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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