drey's library

Libby Cone’s War on the Margins has been sitting on my shelves since the summer of 2010, and I apologize to the author, Libby Cone, for not getting to it sooner…drey’s thoughts:War on the Margins takes place during WWII on the Channel Islands (which I had to look up, by the way) located off the coast of France – specifically Jersey.It tells the story of a local girl who goes into hiding when she’s named a Jewess, and the couple who shelter her. It tells the story of what happens to those who trusted in the local authorities, and lost their livelihood, homes, and even their lives for that trust. And it tells the story of those who would resist the heavy hand of the occupation with whatever is at their disposal – never knowing what unintended consequences their actions would take.War on the Margins gives us a realistic accounting of wartime life – especially with authentic documents leading some of the chapters. The people are flesh and blood, and the hardship and danger they face is all too real. And the guilt they feel at anything they think they did wrongly – if only the other side felt some too!