The Jossing Affair
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British-trained Norwegian intelligence agent, Tore Haugland, is a jøssing—a patriot—sent to a fishing village on Norway’s west coast to set up a line to receive weapons and agents from England via the “Shetland Bus.” Posing as a deaf fisherman, his mission is complicated when he falls in love with Anna…
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Oakley is a master at writing historical fiction. This novel takes place in Norway during the Nazi occupation.
Based on her thorough study of documents and extensive interviews with relevant individuals in Norway, she has created characters who are patriots (jøssing), characters who go over to the German side and are as cruel as if not crueler than the Nazis, and characters who try to appear neutral so as not to put themselves or their families in harm’s way.
The protagonist is the leader of a vast resistance network in Norway with strong ties to the British military. The fear…
From Christine's list on the dangers of living under Hitler and Mussolini.
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