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The Crystal Butterfly
Paperback
Series: The Resistance Girl, Book 6
Mystery & ThrillerRomanceHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9789083089249
Publisher: Hannah Byron Books
Published: Jul 4 2023
Pages: 478
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A World War II historical fiction novel set in Nazi-occupied Holland, The Crystal Butterfly follows a young Dutch ballerina drawn from art and love into resistance work, betrayal, and survival. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Martha Hall Kelly, and Pam Jenoff who are drawn to emotionally rich wartime narratives featuring quiet courage and female resilience.
Amsterdam, 1939. Edda van der Valk was meant to live on stage.
A gifted ballerina, she escapes rivalry and rising fascism to study at a Swiss finishing school, where she forms lasting bonds with other young women whose lives will soon be shaped by war. Returning home, she falls in love with Asher Hoffmann, a fellow dancer from a Jewish family. Their fragile happiness shatters when the Nazis occupy the Netherlands.
Betrayal follows. Asher disappears. Even the crystal butterfly brooch he crafted for her - a symbol of their devotion - is lost.
Refusing to surrender to grief, Edda joins the Dutch Resistance. From hidden safe houses to coded messages and forged papers, she risks everything to protect Jewish families from deportation. When a traitor emerges within their ranks, Edda is arrested and sent to Camp Westerbork, where survival demands a strength she never knew she possessed.
In a world where hope is dangerous and love survives only in memory, one woman chooses defiance.
A standalone novel within The Resistance Girl Series, The Crystal Butterfly blends women's historical fiction, Holocaust-era resistance, betrayal, and moral courage set against the occupied Netherlands. Ideal for readers who seek character-driven WWII stories where quiet acts of bravery carry extraordinary weight.
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