A compelling story set in the years between 1937 and 1961, located mainly in Paris, darkened by the Nazi Occupation during WW2. A heartwarming tale of war, secrets, family and love, a well developed plot. Beautifully written and likeable characters. It's 1937 and a young woman, Kitty Travers, arrives in Paris to study as a concert pianist. She boards with a convent near Notre Dame. She falls in love with Eugene Knox, an American doctor working in a Paris hospital, they get married and start a new life for themselves, happy to be living in such a vibrant city. The story of Kitty unravels as you turn the pages. Rachel Hore exposes both the beauty and horrors of Paris, in the following years. Their daughter Fay, 25 years later - also a musician - goes to Paris for a week to play with an orchestra. An ideal opportunity to find out more of what happened to her mother and father and rediscover the years of her childhood. Highly recommended.
A Week in Paris
SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story spanning 25 years and World War II, secrets, family and enduring love. The streets of Paris hide a dark past… September, 1937. Kitty Travers enrols at the Conservatoire on the banks of the Seine to pursue her dream of becoming a concert pianist. But then war breaks out and the city of light falls into shadow. Nearly twenty-five years later, Fay Knox, a talented young violinist, visits Paris on tour with her orchestra. She barely knows the city, so why does it feel so familiar? Soon touches of memory become something stronger, and she realises her connection with these streets runs deeper than she ever expected. As Fay traces the past, with only an address in an old rucksack to help her, she discovers dark secrets hidden years ago, secrets that cause her to question who she is and where she belongs… Praise for Rachel Hore's novels: ‘A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’ JUDY FINNIGAN ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ Telegraph ‘A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war’ Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror 'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian 'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' CATHY KELLY
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Jean Moorhouse 19 gennaio 2021
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