Author Peter Ho Davies, U of Michigan creative writing faculty, published The Welsh Girl, his first novel in 2007. The Welsh Girl takes place in remote northern Wales during the end of World War II. Esther, a young barmaid and daughter of a local farmer, dreams of escaping her provincial life and abusive boyfriend for London. In a POW camp built in the same town, a German soldier, Karsten, struggles with his decision to surrender himself and his men to the enemy. Karsten and Eshter find each other, fall in love, deal with issues of loyalty and search for their place in a world filled with turmoil.
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