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The Paris Library

The Paris Library
  • Author(s): Janet Skeslien Charles
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is the unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together. PARIS, 1939 Odile...

The Paris Model

The Paris Model
  • Author(s): Alexandra Joel
  • Location(s): Australia, France
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

Historical fiction based on a true story about an Australian woman who became a Dior model in post-WW2 Paris.

The Paris Trilogy: A Life in Three Stories

The Paris Trilogy: A Life in Three Stories
  • Author(s): Colombe Schneck, Lauren Elkin (Translator), Natasha Lehrer (translator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Biography
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

Writing in response to Annie Ernaux and in conversation with Elena Ferrante, Colombe Schneck’s three semi-autobiographical takes on a woman’s life form an elegant, powerful exploration of sexuality, bodily autonomy, friendship, loss and renewal. Colombe is seventeen in 1984 and...

The Paris Widow

The Paris Widow
  • Author(s): Kimberly Belle
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle. When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally...

The Parisians

The Parisians
  • Author(s): Marius Gabriel
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

Paris, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city­—and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses. For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the...

The Patient

The Patient
  • Author(s): Jane Shemilt
  • Location(s): Provence, Salisbury
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Rachel, a GP in Salisbury, meets Luc, the attraction between them is instant. But Rachel is married with a daughter – and Luc isn’t well. Despite themselves, a heady love affair begins – one that threatens to risk...

The Pear Affair

The Pear Affair
  • Author(s): Judith Eagle, Kim Geyer (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of acclaimed The Secret Starling – a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris. When Penelope Magnificent’s awful parents tell her they’re taking a trip to Paris, she...

The Perfume Thief

The Perfume Thief
  • Author(s): Timothy Schaffert
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, LGBTQIA+
  • Era(s): 1930s/40s

Clementine is a seventy-two year-old reformed con artist with a penchant for impeccably tailored suits. Her life of crime has led her from the uber-wealthy perfume junkies of belle epoque Manhattan, to the scented butterflies of Costa Rica, to...

The Perfumist of Paris

The Perfumist of Paris
  • Author(s): Alka Joshi
  • Location(s): Agra, Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

(The Jaipur Trilogy Book 3) From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a...

The Photographer of the Lost

The Photographer of the Lost
  • Author(s): Caroline Scott
  • Location(s): France, Flanders, Ypres
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW1 onwards

1921 In the aftermath of war, everyone is searching for answers. Edie’s husband Francis never came home and was declared ‘missing, believed killed’. But when she receives a mysterious photograph of him in the post, hope flares and she...

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