The Paris Library
Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet has it all: her handsome police
officer beau and a dream job at the American Library in Paris. When the Nazis
march into Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her
beloved library. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the
Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. But when the war finally ends,
instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal.
Montana, 1983: Lily is a lonely teenager looking for adventure in small-town
Montana. Her interest is piqued by her solitary, elderly neighbor. As Lily
uncovers more about her neighbor’s mysterious past, she finds that they share a
love of language, the same longings, and the same intense jealousy, never
suspecting that a dark secret from the past connects them.
A powerful novel that explores the consequences of our choices and the
relationships that make us who we are—family, friends, and favorite authors—The
Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found
in the quietest of places.
The Black Swan of Paris
Paris, 1944
Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An
unwilling darling of the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows
her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance.
When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis,
Genevieve knows it won’t be long before the Gestapo succeeds in torturing
information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming allied invasion. The
resistance movement is tasked with silencing her by any means
necessary—including assassination. But Genevieve refuses to let her mother
become yet one more victim of the war. Reuniting with her long-lost sister, she
must find a way to navigate the perilous cross-currents of Occupied France
undetected—and in time to save Lillian’s life.
One last client
A week at a beautiful chateau in the south of France—it should be a
straightforward final job for Dora. She’s a smart, stunning and discreet
escort, and Daniel has paid for her services before. This time, all she has to
do is to convince the assembled guests that she is his girlfriend. Dora is used
to playing roles and being whatever men want her to be. It’s all about putting
on a front.
One last chance
It will be a last, luxurious look at how the other half lives before Dora turns
her back on the escort world and all its dangers. She has found someone she
loves and trusts. With him, she can escape the life she’s trapped in. But when
Dora arrives at the chateau, it quickly becomes obvious that nothing is what it
seems…
One last secret
Dora finds herself face-to-face with a man she has never forgotten, the one man
who really knows her. And as old secrets surface, it becomes terrifyingly
apparent that one last secret could cost Dora her life…
From the Sunday Times number one bestseller Adele Parks comes
a blisteringly provocative novel about power, sex, money and revenge.
Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine
Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three
friends. Twenty years earlier, the four girlfriends studied abroad together in
France and visited the old woman on the weekends, creating the group’s deep
bond. But why this sudden invitation?
Amid winery tours, market visits, and fancy dinners overlooking olive groves
and lavender fields, it becomes clear that each woman has a hidden reason for
accepting the invitation. Then, after a wild evening’s celebration, Séraphine
is found brutally murdered.
As the women search for answers to this shocking crime, fingers begin pointing
and a sinister Instagram account pops up, exposing snapshots from the friends’
intimate moments at the chateau, while threatening to reveal more.
As they race to uncover who murdered Séraphine and is now stalking them, they
learn the chateau houses many secrets…several worth killing for.
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.
