Operation Kingfisher, Hilary Green
Operation Kingfisher, Hilary Green
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Operation Kingfisher

Author: Hilary Green

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2022

Synopsis

Southern Auvergne, France, 1943.Occupied France is a dangerous place for Luke and Christine, especially when they are the children of a French mother and a British father. Desperate to escape, the two teenagers embark on a perilous journey back to England to the safety of their grandparents. But there are eyes everywhere.Luke and Christine band together with fugitive Allied airmen, thinking they will keep them safe and help them on their treacherous journey. But their new partnership could be putting them in more danger than they realize. Especially when there are hostile forces at work determined to scupper any plans to get the teenagers and airmen safely back to England.With secret operations mounting against the enemy, there is one path which remains unguarded: a risky escape route via the canals. Luke and Christine take refuge on a canal barge and find themselves immersed in the complex Operation Kingfisher.Can two teenagers make it across occupied France in one piece? Or will betrayal put them and the lives of others at great risk?

About Hilary Green

Hilary Green is a trained actress and spent many years teaching drama and running a youth theater company. She is the author of Now is the Hour, Operation Kingfisher, and We’ll Meet Again, and is the winner of the Kythira short story prize for The Conquerors.

About Henrietta Meire

Henrietta Meire is a full-time voice-over artist and actress. In addition to narrating audiobooks, she has voiced numerous commercial and charity campaigns, as well as video game and animation characters. As an actress, she has appeared on stage, on television, and in a number of popular films.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on April 04, 2025

Christine and her brother are teenagers in occupied France in WW2 , they are trying to get to England and safety. They set off on a treacherous journey and meet an allied soldier and help the resistance along the way. I read my share of WW2 novels this one did not pull me in. I did enjoy Christine’s......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 22, 2022

Worth More Than 5 Stars Brother and sister Luke and Christine need to escape occupied France as they have an English father and French mother but when a neighbour who was supposed to be giving them a lift on the first part of the journey leaves them stranded and Luke without his papers they have to a......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on October 31, 2022

Operation King Fisher 1943 WWII France By Hillary Green This book starts off grasping the readers interest immediately. 1943 France is occupied by the Germans. It is a horrendous time for families of mixed nationalities like French Mother and British Father, especially if the children are British subje......more

Goodreads review by Carey on October 22, 2022

This story takes place in the southern Auvergne of France in 1943. Two children of a British Dad and a French Mom are trying to escape to England and fight the Nazis. Their journey is tenuous and they end up with the Maquis en route - they encounter difficulties and ultimately a big surprise at the......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on April 30, 2025

German-occupied France was a dangerous place for Luke and Christine, two teenage siblings, to live. They had a French mother and English father, and their mother thought that they would be safer in England. She decided to send them back, but unbeknownst to her, those plans got thwarted. Luke and Chr......more

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