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Fair stood the wind for France

H. E. Bates (1944)

SubgenreHistorical Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical Earth
CSM age14
Goodreads4/5 (2299)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

warcaptivitymental illness (depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, psychosis)

Positive tags

slow burnfound familyhealing archopeful endingsacrifice

Tropes

Strangers to LoversForced ProximityMilitary HeroSlow BurnHistorical RomanceProtectorForbidden Love

Themes

love vs dutysacrificeidentitygriefpolitical intrigue

Synopsis

An English fighter pilot brings his plane down in Occupied France during WWII. The family of a French farmer risk their lives to protect him. He and the daughter of the house are drawn to each other, but it is not time to fall in love.

Tags

WWII fictionwartime romanceliterary romanceresistance fiction