The Postmistress of Paris - A Novel

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS'' PICK* A GMA BUZZ PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK* AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH PICK, LITERATURE AND FICTION*A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICK The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novel--a love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courage--about a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe. Wealthy, beautiful Nanee was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Nanee uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety. Photographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanee''s in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion. Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France, The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength, bravery, and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.

Product details

• Authors: Meg Waite Clayton, CLAYTON MEG, Clayton Meg Waite
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780062946997
• ISBN: 978-0-06-294699-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Ancient World, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 500 to c 1000 CE, Relating to religious groups, Relating to Jewish people and groups, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Sea Stories, FICTION: Historical / World War II, FICTION: Jewish, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Ancient World, FICTION: Historical / Civil War Era, FICTION: World Literature / Central America, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II