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Code Name Hélène

Code Name Hélène
  • Author(s): Ariel Lawhon
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a...

Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Wein
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): WW2, 1940s

‘I have two weeks. You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.’ Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Code Name Verity is a bestselling tale of friendship and courage set against the backdrop of World War Two....

Colomba

Colomba
  • Author(s): Prosper Mérimée
  • Location(s): Corsica
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1800s

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it...

Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of Interest
  • Author(s): Terry Stiastny
  • Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Congo (Democratic Republic of)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A gripping story of moral compromise and betrayal in the South of France where the political elite of Britain and France spend their summer holidays. Two journalists take different paths in life. Martin becomes a PR for politicians and...

Conspiracy of Lies

Conspiracy of Lies
  • Author(s): Kathryn Gauci
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WWII

From the author of The Embroiderer comes a powerful account of one woman’s struggle to balance her duty to her country and a love she knows will ultimately end in tragedy. 1940. With the Germans about to enter Paris,...

Conviction

Conviction
  • Author(s): Denise Mina
  • Location(s): Fort William, Glasgow, Île de Ré (Île de Re)
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

It’s just a normal morning when Anna’s husband announces that he’s leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts herself with someone else’s story: a true-crime...

Cooking for Picasso

Cooking for Picasso
  • Author(s): Camille Aubray
  • Location(s): Juan-les-Pins, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s, present

“A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking.”–Margaret Atwood, via Twitter The French Riviera, spring 1936: It’s off-season in the lovely seaside village of Juan-les-Pins, where seventeen-year-old Ondine cooks with her mother in the kitchen of their family-owned...

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat
  • Author(s): Lorraine Brown
  • Location(s): Cannes
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two writers. One pressing deadline. No time for romance… Scarlett and Theo have one bestselling novel to their names: the psychological thriller they wrote together years ago. None of the books they’ve written separately have sold anywhere near as...

Creation Lake

Creation Lake
  • Author(s): Rachel Kushner
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sadie Smith – a thirty-four-year-old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics and bold opinions – is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists influenced...

Crescendo

Crescendo
  • Author(s): Jane Healey
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1957

His beautiful twin sister, Natasha, serves as his manager and minder. But despite Natasha’s careful planning, he begins, for the first time in his career, to make mistakes on stage. Upending his schedule to seek a cure in Paris,...

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