Silent Village


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'Based on eye-witness accounts, Robert Pike's moving book vividly depicts the lives of the villagers who were caught up in the tragedy of Oradour-sur-Glane and brings their experiences to our attention for the first time.' - Hanna Diamond, author of Fleeing Hitler On 10 June 1944, four days after Allied forces landed in Normandy, the picturesque village of Oradour-sur-Glane in the rural heart of France was destroyed by an armoured SS Panzer division. Six hundred and forty-three men, women and children were murdered in the nation's worst wartime atrocity. Today, Oradour is remembered as a 'martyred village' and its ruins are preserved, but the stories of its inhabitants lie buried under the rubble of the intervening decades. Silent Village gathers the powerful testimonies of survivors in the first account of Oradour as it was both before the tragedy and in its aftermath. A lost way of life is vividly recollected in this unique insight into the traditions, loves and rivalries of a typical village in occupied France. Why this peaceful community was chosen for extermination has remained a mystery. Putting aside contemporary hearsay, Nazi rhetoric and revisionist theories, in this updated third edition Robert Pike returns to the archival evidence to narrate the tragedy as it truly happened – and give voice to the anguish of those left behind.







The Lost Village


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*BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR "Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets." - New York Times book review "[A] scary, highly entertaining debut...that pays homage to Shirley Jackson." - South Florida Sun Sentinel A Most Anticipated Book Goodreads * Publishers Weekly * Crime Reads * Popsugar * Bookish * #1 Loanstar Pick in Canada An Indie Next pick! A Library Reads Pick! The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense. Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother’s entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left—a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn—have plagued her. She’s gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. But there will be no turning back. Not long after they’ve set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. Equipment is destroyed. People go missing. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice: They are not alone. They’re looking for the truth... But what if it finds them first? Come find out. "RELENTLESSLY CREEPY." —Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger (An NPR Best Horror Novel) "IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP READING." —Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Island "Readers will revel in the chills." - Booklist




The Silent Village


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Sarah reveals that she has been adopted and we flash back to her mother caught up in the Nazi invasion and reprisals in her boyfriend's family which nearly wipe out the village. We learn how she came to be adopted and she returns to France and Italy to discover the truth.




A Village Hampden


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Black Forest Village Stories


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Black Forest - Village Stories


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Reproduction of the original: Black Forest - Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach




Inherited Silence


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"An insightful look at the historical damages early colonizers of America caused and how their descendants may recognize and heal the harm done to the earth and native peoples. Louise Dunlap tells the story of beloved land in California's Napa Valley: how the land fared during the onslaught of colonization and how it fares now in the drought, development, and wildfires that are its consequences. She looks to awaken others to consider their own ancestors' role in colonization and encourage them to begin reparations for the harmful actions of those who came before. More broadly, the book offers a way for readers to evaluate their own current life actions and the lasting impact they can have on society and the planet"--




Village Photographs


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Silent Requiem


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In a world where the past never truly stays buried, Silent Requiem weaves a gripping tale of crime, redemption, and the haunting echoes of guilt. Roshan and Monica, two seasoned criminals with a shared history of deception and violence, find themselves at a crossroads when their carefully constructed lives begin to unravel. Forced to flee, they assume new identities in a remote village, where they plan to hide from their past and the authorities closing in on them. But the village, with its simple yet profound way of life, begins to work a quiet magic on them. As they become entwined in the community’s struggles—fighting against corrupt forces, advocating for basic necessities, and helping to build a better future—they discover a sense of purpose that had long eluded them. Their criminal skills, once used for personal gain, are now redirected toward protecting the village from a ruthless industrialist bent on exploitation. As they navigate the moral complexities of their new lives, Roshan and Monica are torn between the shadows of their past and the possibility of redemption. Their growing attachment to the village and its people forces them to confront the stark reality of their previous choices. Can they truly change? Or will the silent requiem of their guilt and the lives they’ve taken forever haunt them? Silent Requiem is a powerful narrative that explores the thin line between good and evil, the possibility of transformation, and the unspoken truths that linger in the silence of our lives. It is a story of unexpected hope in the face of overwhelming darkness, where even the most hardened souls can find a path to redemption—if they are willing to face the music of their past.