Blogs in October 2023

The Last Train from Paris 20th October 2023

For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same – a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breathes in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood...

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The War Begins in Paris 19th October 2023

Paris, 1938. Two women meet: Mielle, a shy pacifist and shunned Mennonite who struggles to fit in with the elite cohort of foreign correspondents stationed around the city; the other, Jane, a brash, legendary American journalist, who is soon...

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I Remember Paris 17th October 2023

There’s nowhere quite like Paris, as journalist and single mum Jess Bright knows all too well. She’s never forgotten the love, friendship and freedom she enjoyed there in her twenties. So when she’s offered a writing job in the...

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As The Eagle Flies 25th September 2023

‘A subtle, singular novel of profound insight, delivered in a voice so hilarious, intimate and frank, it was as if I suddenly had a zany French genius for my best friend. I enjoyed this book so much it felt...

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A Beautiful Rival 22nd September 2023

The world is at war, but on the gilded streets of Fifth Avenue, New York, a battle of a different kind is brewing… New York, 1915. Elizabeth Arden has been New York’s golden girl since her beauty salon opened...

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