Resistant: Book One in the "Faces of the War" Collection

by Eli Kale, Angela Johnson (Editor)

Rienne, an intelligent young woman from Paris, finds her life changed in the summer of 1940 when the Nazis enter and occupy her home city. Faced with fear and few choices for what she can do, Rienne must act to evade capture by the Gestapo. When she decides to act, she discovers a strength within herself that helps her face tough trials and experiences. But will it be enough to get her through the war?

Genres: Historical Fiction

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Eli Kale is an author, educator, and traveler who lives with his family in Ohio. He currently has four books published (2014-17) in a collection entitled "Faces of the War," where the Second World War is seen through the perspectives of different people. He also has two small volumes of short stories published as part of his "Short Story Collection," which are available on the Kindle. A fifth book titled "The Ivory Obelisk" was released in 2024.

Eli graduated from the University of Mount Union with a history degree and a teaching license. His short story entitled "At the Gates of Sevastopol" was published while in an intro to fiction course at Mount Union, which was what truly sparked his interest in writing.

Eli enjoys reading mostly historical non-fiction, but he also branches out to other genres from time to time. When not reading or writing, he likes to spend time with his wife and children. He has traveled to Europe a handful of times. He likes playing chess and Risk. His favorite European football club is Liverpool F.C.

Reviews

[Kayla Dunlap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I am not usually one to enjoy books about the World Wars, or modern history, I found this book very difficult to put down. I wanted to keep reading and reading. I loved that the story was told from a female perspective. I also loved that sexism was addressed in the book specifically with how the one man in the group refused to listen to Rienne even though she was very experienced.

A great book that explains the history simply but also in detail.

[Vanessa Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read.

I enjoyed how the story was told by Rienne. I felt as if it were rushed at times. Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend.

[Mrs L Whittle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

I loved this book
Amazing story line
Great author love all of their books
I highly recommend this great piece of art

[Annastew1144hotmail.com · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Resistant and deliberated over my rating. I thought it was written really well and I thought it captured the atmosphere at that time but I felt there were times when some of the supporting characters would have benefited from more of a back story to bring their motivations out. All in all I thought it was a really enjoyable book.

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although quite short I found Resistant a rich and at times quite deep novel that looked at the era from a refreshingly different perspective. The character development was excellent and I thought the ntire story felt very authentic.