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  • By: Natasha Lester
  • Narrated by: Anthea Greco
  • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (434 ratings)

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The Paris Seamstress

By: Natasha Lester
Narrated by: Anthea Greco
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Publisher's Summary

1940. Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier.

2015. Australian curator Fabienne Bissette journeys to the annual Met Gala for an exhibition of her beloved grandmother's work - one of the world's leading designers of ready-to-wear. But as Fabienne learns more about her grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and secrets - and the sacrifices made for love.

Crossing generations, society's boundaries and international turmoil, The Paris Seamstress is the beguiling, transporting story of the special relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter as they attempt to heal the heartache of the past.

©2018 Natasha Lester (P)2018 Hachette Australia

Critic Reviews

Praise for Natasha Lester: "[Lester's] engaging writing style and ability to create characters that connect with readers make her a welcome addition to the historical fiction market." (Herald Sun)

"If you enjoy historical fiction (and even if you don't) you will love this book." (Sally Hepworth)

"I love this book." (Rachael Johns)

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Stylish in every way!

Well done Natasha! It’s a hat trick of beautiful stories that capture hearts! Can’t wait for the next book!

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Awful narrator -

I found the narrator awful- wooden actually. Stumbling through the words sometimes too fast like she wanted her job over-unable to waste anymore time on this -NATASHA LESTER books are always great stories, very easy and no effort to enjoy. This narrator was painful.

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great book, lovely performance

loved it. A story with soul, that was well read. A pertinent topic despite being told in the context of history.

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beautiful

Absolutely loved it. Couldn't stop listening to it. Very vivid descriptions.
highly reccomend it to others

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Great reading.

Loved this book and could not stop reading it Great characters and story set over generations.

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Loved it!

This was my first Natasha Lester book and I really enjoyed it. The narrative is excellent and accents very well done.

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loved it

great story and perfectly woven with some historical facts. felt a bit drawn out at times but brought back together well.

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loved it

well written story. interesting going across countries. strong characters with historical fact. interesting insight to war

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A bit rushed tying up the stories towards the end

If you could sum up The Paris Seamstress in three words, what would they be?

Intriguing
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What about Anthea Greco’s performance did you like?

Some obvious and humorous mispronunciations such as treadles pronounced treedles
fracas pronounce fracass

Any additional comments?

Loved the discussion about creating clothes and fashion

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Interesting premise and era.

I listened to the whole thing... since it was based on a true story. I think the beginning was better than the end. I found there were some woefully bad parts, many way too convenient events and circumstances. As a non French speaker, I appreciated the French pronunciations and the various accents were well done. However, the mispronunciation of many English words was annoying. Some obvious research had gone into this book. A long novel that doesn't quite have the flair that its older protagonist Estella had.

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