“To experience such love in the midst of such evil. It is like when you see a flower growing through concrete.”
This novel makes me want to call up my grandparents and ask them about their experiences in World War II.
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I recommend American in Paris to fans of:
The Maggie Hope series by Susan Elia MacNeal
Bletchley Circle television series on Amazon Prime
An American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
The Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear
1937: Florence has dreamed her whole life of coming to Paris. She arrives on a sweltering summer day and, lost on the steep streets of Montmartre, asks for directions from Otto, a young artist with paint-spattered clothes and the most beautiful smile she has ever seen.
Otto becomes her guide to Paris, taking her to visit paintings in the Louvre and bookshops by the Seine. And when Otto returns home to finish his studies, they vow to reunite on the same spot they met, one year to the day.
Still dreaming of their parting kiss, Florence starts writing for an American newspaper and throws herself into becoming truly Parisian. All too soon, heady days of parties and champagne are replaced by rumours of war. When Otto finally returns to her, it is as an exile, fleeing Nazi persecution.
Soon, not even Paris is safe. Florence’s articles now document life under occupation and hide coded messages from the Resistance. But with the man she loves in terrible danger, her words feel hollow and powerless. If Florence risks everything by accepting a dangerous mission, can she rescue their dreams from that sunny day before the war?
Pub Date 04 Jan 2021
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