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Author:

Manning, Kirsty, author.

Title:

The French gift : a novel of World War II Paris / Kirsty Manning.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

William Morrowan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

317, 10 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Family secrets--Fiction.
Prisoners of war--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Fiction.
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

"Originally published in Australia in 2021 by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso. "P.S.-insights, interviews & more"--cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-10 at end of the book)

Summary:

"Fresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villa on the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come...Paris, around about now: Evie Black lives in Paris with her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique. Life would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of her life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0063082322
9780063082328

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1280702022

LCCN:

bl2021026630

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