Books by P S Wells

Peu après la naissance de Danielle Patrix à Sainte Marie du Mont, la France a été occupée par l'armée allemande. Dany, sa famille et les Français souffraient de la faim, portaient des vêtements et chaussures élimés et il leur était interdit de se réunir en groupe. Le 6 juin 1944, alors que Dany était âgée de cinq ans, les soldats américains ont libéré son village. Certains sont devenus amis avec sa famille et ont partagé avec elle leur nourriture. En utilisant les parachutes des Forces américaines de libération, la mère de Dany a cousu une robe dont les couleurs rouge, blanche et bleue étaient similaires au drapeau américain. Dany a porté cette robe au cours de la célébration annuelle du D-Day, le jour du débarquement américain et elle est devenue pour tous la fille en robe de liberté.Aujourd'hui, la robe rouge, blanche et bleue de Dany est exposée au musée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les habitants de Sainte Marie du Mont se souviennent et rendent hommage aux Forces alliées qui se sont battues pour leur rendre la liberté. Illustrée par des photographies historiques, La fille en robe de liberté est une histoire vraie, et un hommage riche d'inspiration rendu aux soldats pleins de bravoure qui ont tout risqué pour que la liberté reprenne ses droits.

Shortly after Danielle Patrix was born in the village of Sainte Marie du Mont, the German army occupied France. For the first five years of Dany's life, her family, and the French people were hungry, their clothes and shoes worn, and they could not gather in groups.On June 6, 1944, when Dany was five years old, soldiers from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry and 101st Airborne Division liberated her village from Nazi control. Soldiers established a base on Utah Beach near Dany's home, shared their provisions, and befriended the people of Sainte Marie du Mont. From the parachutes of the American soldiers who freed her, Dany's mother sewed a red, white, and blue dress resembling the American flag. Dany wore the dress at the yearly D-Day celebration and became known as The Girl Who Wore Freedom.Every year, the French people host a D-Day celebration. Waving American flags, hundreds of people dressed as civilians or GIs from the 1940s welcome visiting American soldiers. Now a grandmother, Dany wears the leather flight jacket given to her by the American pilot who often shared meals at the Patrix home. The French ask American soldiers to hold their babies, take photos with them, and women press red lipstick kisses on their cheeks. People stand in line for hours to meet World War II veterans, shake their hands, and thank them. During the ceremony, The Star Spangled Banner is played first, followed by The Marseillaise to remember that without American forces, there may not have been a French national anthem.Having been under oppressive enemy occupation, the people of Sainte Marie du Mont, their children, and grandchildren understand the preciousness of freedom. They remember and they are grateful. Today, Dany's red, white, and blue dress hangs in the Utah Beach Museum. The people of Sainte Marie du Mont remember and celebrate the brave Allied Forces who risked everything to bring liberty.

Christmas is coming, and Jack Baker's finances, friends, and future are as gone as last year's holiday. One year ago, Jack Baker had it all-a beautiful family, a lucrative career, and a generous bonus to spend on the annual Baker family Christmas extravaganza. Now the Bakers are homeless, and clueless about what to do next. Amidst the holiday traditions and trappings, one family learns what is truly important when they lose all they have and find they have everything.