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The Paris Daughter
Kristin Harmel
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'An unmissable reading treat' Lancashire Evening Post A
heartwrenching and evocative wartime novel, perfect for fans of
Santa Montefiore, Rachel Hore and Lucinda Riley. Two mothers. Two
daughters. Two families torn apart forever. Paris, 1939. Elise and
Juliette are certain nothing can come between them. So, when war
breaks out and Elise is forced to flee, she entrusts Juliette with
her daughter, playmate to Juliette's own little girl. More than a
year later, with the war finally ending, Elise returns to reunite
with her daughter, only to find her friend's bookstore reduced to
rubble – and Juliette nowhere to be found. What happened to
Mathilde in those last terrible moments? Juliette has seemingly
vanished without a trace, taking all the answers with her. Elise's
desperate search leads her to New York – and to Juliette – one
final, fateful time. The Paris Daughter is a story about mothers
and daughters, the way loss transforms us, and the roads we find to
beginning anew in the face of impossible odds. PRAISE FOR KRISTIN
HARMEL: 'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2
storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS 'A master storyteller' SANTA
MONTEFIORE
Throughout the 1940s, forgers helped thousands of children escape Nazi France. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Kristin Harmel reimagines their story...
Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Book Thief.
In 1942, Eva is forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children escaping to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and along with a mysterious, handsome forger named Rémy, Eva realises she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember their own identities.
When Rémy disappears and the resistance cell they work for is betrayed, the records they keep in The Book of Lost Names become even more crucial to remembering the truth...
A present day discovery of the book leaves researchers fascinated by its origins and desperate to decipher its codes. Only Eva holds the answer but will she have the strength to face old memories and help reunite those lost during the war?
Yona has used her knowledge of the wilderness to help hundreds of
Jews escape the Nazis. But what happens when a secret from her past
emerges and threatens everything? After being stolen from her
wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of
eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her
kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however,
when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror.
Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to
teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest - and in
turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her
heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and
escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come
together in a shocking collision that could change everything.
Praise for Kristin Harmel: 'A powerful story of survival and
resilience. I couldn't put it down' - Heather Morris 'A cracking
story and characters that zing from the page. Totally immersive' -
Liz Trenow
If you love The Beekeeper's Promise and The Tattooist of Auschwitz then you'll adore this beautiful story of love, loss, hope and survival.
East of Paris in the sun-drenched vineyards of northern France lies the famous champagne house Maison Chauveau. But behind the extravagant exterior of the grand house is a world of secrets.
1940: When young Ines married into the famed Chauveau family she dreamed of working alongside her husband and raising their beautiful children. But with German occupation comes a life of fear: for herself, for the husband who has joined the Resistance and for Celine, the Jewish wife of their chief vintner. As the Nazis march ever closer Ines will be faced with a terrible choice.
2019: Liv Kent has lost everything: her job, her husband and the family she thought they were building. Alone and adrift she leaps at the chance to join her eccentric grandmother on a trip to Champagne. But it's not long before past and present collide, and in a desperate search for the truth, Liv is led straight to the Maison Chauveau.
If you loved The Winemaker's Wife then check out Kristin Harmel's instant bestseller The Book of Lost Names, out now.
From the author of the international bestseller "The Sweetness of
Forgetting," named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by "Marie
Claire" magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to
overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten.
In this richly told story where "Sliding Doors" meets "P.S. I Love
You," Kristin Harmel weaves a heart-wrenching tale that asks: what
does it take to move forward in life without forgetting the past?
After her husband's sudden death over ten years ago, Kate Westhoven
never expected to be lucky enough to find another love of her life.
But now she's planning her second walk down the aisle to a
perfectly nice man. So why isn't she more excited?
At first, Kate blames her lack of sleep on stress. But when she
starts seeing Patrick, her late husband, in her dreams, she begins
to wonder if she's really ready to move on. Is Patrick trying to
tell her something? Attempting to navigate between dreams and
reality, Kate must uncover her husband's hidden message. Her quest
leads her to a sign language class and into the New York City
foster system, where she finds rewards greater than she could have
imagined.
The North Star Bakery has been in Hope's family for generations,
the secret recipes passed down from mother to daughter. But at
thirty-six and recently divorced, with rebellious daughter Annie
and elderly grandmother Rose to care for, Hope is less than
enthusiastic about carrying on the family legacy. When the bakery
runs into financial trouble and Rose takes a turn for the worse,
Hope's delicate balancing act is in danger of crumbling entirely.
Then Rose reveals a shocking truth about her past and everything
Hope thought she knew about her family and the bakery is turned
upside down. At her grandmother's request, Hope travels to Paris,
armed only with a mysterious list of names. What she uncovers there
could be the key to saving the bakery and the fulfilment of a
star-crossed romance, seventy years in the making.
Say 'arrivederci, lonely harts' with another fabulous page-turner
from Kristin Harmel Cat Kennedy has always lived life on the safe
side, until the day she wildly accepts an invitation to spend a
month with an ex-boyfriend in Italy. But her reunion with the slick
and gorgeous Francesco turns out to be short-lived, and soon she
finds herself alone in Rome. It will take an unexpected friendship
with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind Vespa tour of the
Eternal City with a handsome stranger, and a surprise encounter
with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life doesn't always work
out the way you expect, and that sometimes you have to have to let
yourself fall in order to fly.
After her husband's sudden death over ten years ago, Kate Westhoven
never expected to be lucky enough to find another love of her life.
But now she's planning her second walk down the aisle to a
perfectly nice man. So why isn't she more excited? At first, Kate
blames her pre-wedding jitters on stress. But when she starts
seeing Patrick, her late husband, in her dreams, she begins to
wonder if she's really ready to move on. Is Patrick trying to tell
her something about his death and is there a chance his nighttime
visits could be more than just wishful thinking?
Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always
lived life on the safe side. But after her little sister gets
married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of
boredom by playing by the rules. She decides to take a chance for
once, accepting an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in
Italy. But her reunion with the slick and gorgeous Francesco is
short-lived, and she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome. Now, she
must see if she has the courage to live outside the lines for the
first time - and to face a past she never understood. It will take
an unexpected friendship with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind
Vespa tour of the Eternal City with a handsome stranger, and a
surprise encounter with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life
doesn't always work out the way you expect, but sometimes you have
to have fall in order to fly.
Harper Roberts is a corporate attorney in Manhattan. She's smart,
attractive and funny. So why can't she find a date? Men flock to
her at parties when they think she's a dumb blonde. But, as soon as
they realise she's a Harvard-educated lawyer, they flee. Harper's
best friend is a magazine editor who suggests Harper go on
assignment for a month as a 'dumb blonde' and see if it changes her
dating perspective. So, for two weeks, Harper goes undercover. She
changes her wardrobe, her conversation, her body language. The
result is a series of comical encounters. Soon, Harper must take a
good look in the mirror and realise that it's not just men who
judge people on their looks.
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