A Feather on the Water, Lindsay Jayne Ashford
A Feather on the Water, Lindsay Jayne Ashford
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A Feather on the Water

Author: Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Narrator: Abby Craden

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2022

Synopsis

For three women in postwar Germany, 1945 is a time of hope—lost and found—in this powerful novel by the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express.Just weeks after World War II ends, three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a Displaced Persons camp. They long to help rebuild shattered lives—including their own…For Martha, going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage. Arriving from England is orphaned Kitty. She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents, last seen before the war began. For Delphine, Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau. Working at the camp is her chance to find meaning again by helping other victims of Hitler’s regime.Charged with the care of more than two thousand camp residents, Martha, Delphine, and Kitty draw on each other’s strength to endure and to give hope when all seems lost. Among these strangers and survivors, they might find the love and closure they need to heal their hearts and leave their troubled pasts behind.

About Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Lindsay Jayne Ashford is the author of The House at Mermaid’s Cove, The Snow Gypsy, Whisper of the Moon Moth, The Color of Secrets, and The Woman on the Orient Express, which blend fiction with real events of the early twentieth century. Lindsay began her career as a novelist with a contemporary crime series featuring forensic psychologist Megan Rhys, followed by the historical mystery The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen. Raised in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, Lindsay was the first woman to graduate from Queens’ College, Cambridge, in its 550-year history. She earned a degree in criminology and was a reporter for the BBC before becoming a freelance journalist. She has four children and divides her time between a seaside home on the west coast of Wales and a farmhouse in Spain’s Sierra de Los Filabres. Lindsay enjoys kayaking, bodyboarding, and walking her dogs, Milly and Pablo. Visit the author at http://lindsay-jayne-ashford.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on July 01, 2022

I chose “A Feather on the Water” because I’ve enjoyed, very much, some of the historical novels offered by Amazon’s “First Reads” program and because of the post-WWII Displaced Person (DP) camp subject matter. While I've read novels that include references to or scenes in those camps, I've never rea......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 04, 2025

This is NOT the “same old thing thing” in WW2 novels - “A Feather on the Water”, by L. J. Ashford, is full of hope & healing, characters that learn & grow, painful history that gives way to possibilities and holding it all together is love. Three young women meet at a camp in Germany for Displaced Pe......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 01, 2022

Displacement camps in post World War II Europe were established in Germany, Austria and Italy. These camps were primarily for refugees from Eastern Europe and the German concentration camps. They were set up as temporary facilities. However two years after the war had ended 850,000 people still live......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on September 15, 2022

A unique story set at the end of WWII. It shows the life in the camps that assisted refugees return home or become reassigned jobs in other countries. I really liked it.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 03, 2023

Esperava um pouco mais. Delphine, Kitty e Martha decidem mudar-se para a Alemanha para trabalhar num campo de refugiados da Segunda Guerra Mundial. As três mulheres tornam-se amigas depressa. Todas fogem de algo que as atormenta, procuram respostas para as suas perguntas, e tentam criar o melhor com......more

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