Postmistress of Paris e-bog
146,74 DKK
(inkl. moms 183,42 DKK)
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 PICKTheNew York Timesbestselling author ofTheLast Train to Londonrevisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novela love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courageab...
E-bog
146,74 DKK
Forlag
Harper
Udgivet
30 november 2021
Længde
416 sider
Genrer
Second World War fiction
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062947000
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 PICKTheNew York Timesbestselling author ofTheLast Train to Londonrevisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novela love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courageabout a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.Wealthy, beautiful Nane 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, Nane 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 Nanes in thissweepingtale 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.