Description: The Paris Assignment by Rhys BowenVery good condition, see pictures A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi, it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge.Though her perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining, no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to fight and survive against inconceivable odds. Lake Union Publishing (August 8, 2023)Language : EnglishPaperback : 383 pagesISBN-10 : 1662504233ISBN-13 : 978-1662504235Item Weight : 14 ouncesDimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
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Book Title: Paris Assignment : a Novel
Narrative Type: Fiction
Item Length: 8.4in
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2023
Type: Novel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Item Height: 0.9in
Author: Rhys Bowen
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Topic: World War II, Historical
Item Width: 5.5in
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 383 Pages
