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The French Photographer

By: Natasha Lester
Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Katherine Littrel, Merritt Hicks, Monia Ayachi
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 Inspired by the incredible true story of Lee Miller, Vogue model turned one of the first female war photojournalists, the new novel by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress

Paris, 1942: When Jessica May's successful modelling career in Manhattan is abruptly cut short, she is assigned to the war in Europe as a photojournalist for Vogue. But when she arrives the army men make her life as difficult as possible. Three friendships change that: journalist Martha Gellhorn encourages Jess to bend the rules, paratrooper Dan Hallworth takes her to places to shoot pictures and write stories that matter, and a little girl, Victorine, who has grown up in a field hospital, shows her love. But success comes at a price.

France, 2005: Australian curator D'Arcy Hallworth arrives at a beautiful chateau to manage a famous collection of photographs. What begins as just another job becomes far more disquieting as D'Arcy uncovers the true identity of the mysterious photographer -- and realises that she is connected to D'Arcy's own mother, Victorine.

Crossing a war-torn Europe from Italy to France, The French Photographer is a story of courage, family and forgiveness, by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress and A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald.

PRAISE FOR NATASHA LESTER

'Lester deftly darts from Paris in 1941 to New York' The Australian Women's Weekly

'Weaves real characters, events, places and a love of fashion into her captivating tale' Herald Sun

'A fantastically engrossing story. I loved it' KELLY RIMMER Romance Heartfelt War
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I loved this ... I am now going to read it to get even more from it. Natasha Lester is a master and blending in historical events beautifully. The characters are authentic, the narrative is engaging and holds you with excited anticipation

Loved it

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I loved this book, I shed many a tear , beautiful yet sad, I couldn't put it down.

Memorable Read

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A little slow to start, but as you learnt about the story & falling in love with the characters it was impossible to put the book down.

Compelling love & loss

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OMG what a tumult of emotions. A beautifully written narrative set in both war time and present day. Interconnecting lives and hidden truths, waiting to he uncovered. Essentially a powerful love story that you won't want to put down. Excellent narration and the links to real people make it so worth listening to.

A Roller-coaster of Emotion

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what a beautiful, raw story, not really the ending I hoped for. brilliantly written

Great story

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