"While We Chose Resistance is in the wonderful tradition of fast-paced World War Il novels set during the French Resistance --The Baker's Secret, The Paris Architect, and The Nightingale-- Bucheit's novel carves out its own original and compelling story. Balancing the tension of a thriller with the nuance of a good historical novel, We Chose Resistance develops a gripping love story set against a rag-tag band of volunteer fighters' refusal to accept the Nazi occupation. The author's pacing makes this book a first-rate page-turner."

—Michael C. White, author of Soul Catcher

“In her hauntingly rich novel, We Chose Resistance, Margie Bucheit vividly recreates life in a war torn, Nazi-occupied French countryside in the months prior to D-Day, June 6, 1944. As neighbor turns upon neighbor and no one knows who to trust, an Allied female spy parachutes into the region to coordinate plans with a disheveled, courageous band of Resistance fighters in the Loire Valley. This is a deeply felt novel that, like the best of war literature, reveals the vulnerability and strength of human convictions, amidst violence and danger, ultimately demonstrating what it takes to ensure the survival of the human spirit.”

—Karen Osborn, author of The Music Book

“Exciting, pacy, brutal yet poignant, Bucheit's well researched book transports us to the terrors and heartbreak of Nazi occupied France and the awful price of resistance. Bucheit assembles a credible cast of players, thrown together by the conflicting alliances of occupation, who we accompany as they tread the narrow path between right and wrong, and are forced to make terrible decisions and sacrifices for their beliefs. The result is a pertinent and moving account of the price paid by the population of occupied France in WW2, and the bravery and heroism of the SOE agents sent to help them.”

—Charles Pither, author of Ipseity

“This riveting World War Il novel brings the chaos and courage of occupied France vividly to life. Through the intertwined journeys of young Martin, conflicted priest Renard, and indomitable SOE agent Dee, the story captures the moral ambiguities and fierce passions of resistance and betrayal. The richly drawn characters— each facing impossible choices embody the human cost of war and the fragile hope of redemption. With its taut pacing, emotional depth, and cinematic detail, this is a powerful and unforgettable tale of bravery, love, and survival in humanity's darkest hour.”

— Maryka Biaggio, author of The Model Spy and Gun Girl and The Tall Guy

“Heartbreaking yet heartwarming, We Chose Resistance tells a story of French resistance in the Loire Valley during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Martin, just a boy, must choose between supporting his Resistance heroes or believing his Nazi supporting parents. Dee, sent by a British spy network to coordinate Allied actions with Resistance efforts, must work with a colleague she both loves and mistrusts. In war, who is friend and who is enemy? We Chose Resistance is a story of heroism, where betrayal abounds and death is just beyond the farm gates.”

—Judy Tierney, author of The Washashore Murders

Margie Bucheit

Margie Bucheit

Margie Bucheit

Illustrator

Jonathan Woodward

Jonathan Woodward is an award-winning, double Kate Greenaway medal nominated Wildlife Illustrator, working in both cut paper and digital collage. Based in Devon, England, his passion for art and the outdoors combine for his work in Can You See If I'm a Bee?