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A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the bestselling 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.
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ISBN-10
1662504233
ISBN-13
978-1662504235
Print length
383 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Publication date
August 07, 2023
Dimensions
5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Item weight
13.8 ounces
But one should never be safe and protected, he said. To live with danger is to know that you are fully alive.
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Of course, Jesus was a Communist, Tante Janine said. And I have always followed him devotedly. But it can never work in real life because people are greedy and fearful of those not like them and do not want to share.
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Whereas the women, on the whole, had been supportive of each other, the men were bluffing out their fear with bravado and insults. She should try and remember this.
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“Bowen perfectly develops both narratives with absorbing details about several characters and different geographical environments. And she tops her story off with a realistic, satisfying ending!” ―Historical Novels Review
“Bowen’s story sweeps up the reader on a nonstop rollercoaster ride of action, espionage, heartbreaking sacrifice, revenge, and reunions both joyful and painful that should come as no surprise to fans of her work. While one of the plot points requires a healthy suspension of disbelief, it does not detract from the novel’s overall satisfying message of love lost and regained in the fiery crucible of World War II.” ―BookTrib
“Rhys Bowen’s multitude of fans will love The Paris Assignment, a story of love and war, of bitterness and brutality, of bravery and forgiveness, woven together with a rich sense of time and place, and characters only a master storyteller could create.” ―Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of The White Lady and the Maisie Dobbs series
“No one writes a wartime historical novel as well as Rhys Bowen. The Paris Assignment is a gripping, evocative, and skillfully plotted read, with a heroine you will root for right up to the satisfying conclusion. I couldn’t put it down!” ―Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of the Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James novel series
“Gorgeous, authentic, and absolutely riveting. There is no better storyteller than Rhys Bowen! The Paris Assignment, like all her novels, is meticulously researched, brilliantly told, and endlessly captivating. Bowen’s extraordinary ability to synthesize history and present it as essential and heartbreaking human drama is unmatched. I read this in total awe, as it honors reality and cinematically brings it to life again. The Paris Assignment is emotionally and historically immersive, and no reader will be the same after they turn the final page.” ―Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author, Mary Higgins Clark and five-time Agatha Award winner
“The Paris Assignment is a sweeping story of love, bravery, and ultimately hope. Rhys Bowen masterfully weaves an immersive story that carries us through the crucible of war with characters that capture your imagination and heart. Traveling through Paris, London, and Australia, The Paris Assignment is a story about the things we do when we believe there might be nothing left to lose, about the irrepressible love of a wife and mother, and about courage in the face of great and terrible odds. Historical fiction at its best, The Paris Assignment is a rich and absorbing experience.” ―Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea
“Rhys Bowen has written an absolute stunner! Her grasp of the soul of a Parisian artist, mother and fighter is perfect. Madeleine Grant is a gripping, powerful and unforgettable character who I cheered for and cried with. The Paris Assignment is truly an unforgettable novel.” ―M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams
About the Author
Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including Where the Sky Begins, The Venice Sketchbook, Above the Bay of Angels, The Victory Garden, The Tuscan Child, and her World War II novel In Farleigh Field, the winner of the Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel. Bowen’s work has won twenty honors to date, including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has fans around the world, including sixty-seven thousand Facebook followers. A transplanted Brit, Bowen divides her time between California and Arizona. For more information, visit www.rhysbowen.com.
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Rhys Bowen
Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of two historical mystery series as well as several internationally bestselling historical novels, two of which were nominated for Edgar Award
Rhys was born in Bath, England and educated at London University but now divides her time between California and Arizona. Her books have been nominated for every major mystery award and she has won twenty of them to date, including five Agathas.
She currently writes two historical mystery series, each very different in tone. The Molly Murphy mysteries feature an Irish immigrant woman in turn-of-the-century New York City. These books are multi-layered, complex stories with a strong sense of time and place and have won many awards including Agatha and Anthony. There are 19 books so far in this series plus three Kindle stories, Rhys’s daughter, Clare Broyles, now cowrites the series with her
Then there is Lady Georgie, She's 35th in line to the throne of England, but she's flat broke and struggling to survive in the Great Depression. These books are lighter and funnier than Molly's adventures. They poke gentle fun at the British class system--about which Rhys knows a lot, having married into an upper class family rather like Georgie's.
As a child Rhys spent time with relatives in Wales. Those childhood experiences colored her first mystery series, about Constable Evans in the mountains of Snowdonia.
Her books have been translated into over 30 languages
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4.5 out of 5
15,555 global ratings
Robin
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Fabulous historical story that is a truly beautiful rendition of horrific times.
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2024
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Rhys Bowen has a way with her communication of history and development of people who feel keenly real. The sorrow and joy of the human spirit is so well done. Masterful storytelling. I absolutely could not stop reading!
Deborah
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Heartbreaking and hopeful novel of survival
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
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I love historical fiction and this one is one of the better ones. While spending a semester at the Sorbonne in Paris Madeleine Grant, a London, meets and falls in love with Giles Martin. He convinces Madeleine to come to Paris to complete her studies after her Christmas break with her family in London. She returns to Giles despite her step mother's insistence of remaining in England. She soon becomes pregnant and marries Giles. They are blessed with a son who they name Olivier. They are quite happy until war breaks out with the Nazi occupation of France. Mother and child flee to England while Giles stays in France to fight for the Resistance. From here the novel follows the family through WWII and into post war years.
It is a tale of love, friendship, sacrifice and survival of the horrors of war and the aftermath. Bowen does a great job of showing the ugliness of war and the characters are described as resourceful, courageous and believable right to the end. I highly recommend this one.
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phillis p. bates
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Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2024
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I almost did not read this book because I wasn’t interested in reading about a silly girl in Paris. The entire story was full of surprises, adventure, history and love. I read at least two books a week and ‘this one in two days. I could not put it down. I was stunned when it ended. I would like a sequel
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