The Year of D-Day

About the Book

In her novel The Year of D-Day, Ingrid Waldron takes us from 1977 New England back into the dark and suspenseful territory of the French Resistance in World War II. Among the belongings of her grandfather who recently died, a woman finds an old snapshot of herself as a child. Mysterious words written on the back lead us on a trail to the misty shores of Brittany—and a search for her father who never retuned from Nazi-occupied France.

Elaine Tully Beaumont, a graduate student in archaeology, and her husband are off to Brittany, France on a research grant when Elaine finds herself face to face with the unexplained past of her father and his connection to a woman in the Resistance. The tense activity of the French Resistance, shortly before the D-Day invasion, unfolds across the brooding atmosphere of France’s Celtic province, taking us on a tour of chateaus, secret codes, and night flights over enemy terrain.

Ron Montana, author of The Cathedral Option and Face in the Snow calls The Year of D-Day,"...fast paced...interesting and well written. The story flows beautifully, ...every scene was compelling."

About the Author

Ingrid Waldron is a pilot and has written a travelogue, Tramping in the Bulk Trade and articles for Atlantic Flyer and Flight Training. She has lived and traveled extensively in France, and lives in New England with her husband.