The Woman on the Train

<p><strong>Someone saves your life. How far will you go to repay the debt?</strong><br /><br />A historical fiction novella.<br /><br />World War Two summer 1942 Nazi-occupied France. A nervous young man sits on a train; his simple mission – to deliver a message on behalf of the resistance. The Germans ask for his papers and his nerves give way. An older woman sitting opposite intervenes and rescues him from the clutches of the Gestapo.<br /><br />Paris 1968. The young man is now the most successful music conductor in France; a household name throughout the land. Yet he still wonders 26 years on why did the woman on the train intercede on his behalf? Without her he knows his life would have turned out very differently. He owes her everything.<br /><br />Unexpectedly in the midst of the ’68 Parisian riots he receives a letter from her begging him to come to her aid. Honour-bound he gladly offers to return the favour. <br /><br />When he realises precisely what repaying his debt entails he faces a dilemma that threatens to ruin his career. Torn between those he loves and his sense of honour his life rapidly spirals out of control. <br /><br />Who exactly was The Woman on the Train?<br /><br />A WW2 / Holocaust novel from the founder of History In An Hour. Historical fiction with drama and heart.<br /><br />A novel that follows in the footsteps of Anthony Doerr's <em>All the Light We Cannot See</em> Kristin Hannah's <em>The Nightingale</em> and Charles Belfoure's <em>The Paris Architect</em>. <br /><br /><em>"Why haven't I heard of this man before? This is a little jewel box of historical fiction. The central premise is intriguing the writing is crisp and the story unfolds at pace."<br /><br />"Most intriguing wonderful book. Everyone should read this."<br /><br />"Short sharp and wonderful. Couldn't put it down."<br /><br />"What a ride... Colley takes you on more than a train ride with this story.</em><br /><br />Historical fiction with heart and drama.</p>