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The Woman on the Train

by Rupert Colley · 2014

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A nervous young man carrying a message for the resistance is about to be arrested on a train in German-occupied France in 1942, until a stranger seated across from him steps in and saves him from the Gestapo. Twenty-six years later he is a celebrated conductor, admired across the country, yet he has never stopped wondering why she helped him. When a letter arrives during the unrest of 1968, begging for his assistance, he feels bound to repay the debt. Doing so, however, forces him into a choice that could destroy the career he has built and the people he loves. As his life begins to unravel, he must uncover who the woman really was. A short novella that blends wartime drama with a story of loyalty and personal honour.

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