A Coat Dyed Black
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Product Details
Publisher: Legacy House Press
Release Date: February 1, 2022
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook
ISBN: HC: 978-1-7375953-0-4; PB: 978-1-7375953-1-1; EB: 978-1-7375953-2-8
Trim: 6 x 9
Page Count: 310
A Novel of the Norwegian Resistance
Don Pugnetti Jr.
“A heart-wrenching and poignant story of bravery. An impressive debut; I loved it.”
—Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The World Played Chess and the Tracy Crosswhite series
A young farmer turns into a courageous resistance fighter after Nazi Germany invades Norway and steals his way of life.
Bjørn Erliksen lives a peaceful life on Norway’s west coast and has never considered himself anything but a farmer. But when Nazi Germany invades, and his country’s ill-equipped military collapses in less than two months, it falls on him and other ordinary Norwegians to fight back.
He escapes to England, trains with an elite Norwegian special forces army unit, and is smuggled back into his homeland as a commando. When Bjørn’s resistance work eventually reunites him with a lost love, they join forces to carry out dangerous sabotage missions, all the while working in the shadows to evade the Gestapo. He weighs love against duty, wrestling with his own conscience as he is forced to commit unspeakable acts and unexpected betrayals. Can Bjørn survive long enough to see Norway’s liberation and find his own peace?
Filled with thrilling historical details about a corner of Europe often forgotten in the story of WWII, A Coat Dyed Black illuminates the struggles and sacrifices of ordinary people compelled to do the extraordinary.
About the Author
Don Pugnetti Jr. has had a decades-long career in journalism, public relations, and public affairs, including eighteen years as a newspaper reporter and editor. He has served as policy advisor and speechwriter for a statewide elected official and has taught newswriting and communications at the university level. He and his wife, Wendy, live in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Visit the author’s website at donpugnettijr.com
Reviews
“Through the lens of a reticent young farmer turned resistor, Don Pugnetti Jr. paints a vivid portrait of honor, duty, heartbreak, and survival during Nazi Germany’s oppressive WWII occupation of Norway. Meticulously researched—a brilliant debut novel.” —DL Fowler, award-winning author of The Turn—a bond that shaped history
“A heart-wrenching and poignant story of bravery. An impressive debut; I loved it.”
—Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The World Played Chess and the Tracy Crosswhite series
“A Coat Dyed Black is a tremendous tribute that doesn’t just tug at the heart—it echoes through the soul. What a sensitive and harrowing view of human nature fighting against the odds in a man-made disaster. —Wendy Kendall, mystery and romantic suspense author whose latest book is Snow Kiss Cookies to Die For