The Last Hours in Paris: A powerful, moving and redemptive story of wartime love and sacrifice for fans of historical fiction
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The Last Hours in Paris: A powerful, moving and redemptive story of wartime love and sacrifice for fans of historical fiction
Narrated by:
Ben Jacobson, Daphne Kouma, Jess Nesling
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Narrated by:
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Ben Jacobson
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Daphne Kouma
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Jess Nesling
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Ruth Druart
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Liberation will tear them apart.
A POWERFUL PORTRAIT OF WAR. A HEARTBREAKING STORY OF LOVE. THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF WHILE PARIS SLEPT.
Paris 1944. Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love...and to hate. Her fiancé, a young French soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line. Living amongst the enemy Elise must keep her rage buried deep within.
Sebastian Kleinhaus no longer recognises himself. After four years spent fighting a war he doesn't believe in, wearing a uniform he despises, he longs for a way out. For something, someone, to be his salvation.
Brittany 1963. Reaching for the suitcase under her mother's bed, eighteen-year-old Josephine Chevalier uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core. Determined to find the truth, she travels to Paris where she discovers the story of a dangerous love that grew as a city fought for its freedom. Of the last stolen hours before the first light of liberation. And of a betrayal so deep that it would irrevocably change the course of two young lives life for ever.
Acclaim for the unforgettable international bestseller WHILE PARIS SLEPT:
'A heartbreaking debut' JANET SKESLIEN CHARLES, AUTHOR OF THE PARIS LIBRARY
'What a book... Emotional and heartrending...absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks throughout. A wonderful achievement' JILL MANSELL
'I absolutely loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it moved me to tears. A fabulous read' LESLEY PEARSE
'A gripping tale of love and sacrifice' WOMAN & HOME
'An amazing story of love, resilience and the human spirit' TRACY REES
'You'll have your heart in your mouth and tears on your cheeks as it reaches its rich, life-affirming conclusion... Had me completely and utterly enraptured' LOUISE CANDLISH
'Brace yourself for a brilliant read. This will tug at your heartstrings' BEST
'Made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both terrible, heartbreaking cruelty and beautiful, selfless love' NATASHA LESTER
(P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2022 Ruth Druart
Critic Reviews
Praise for Ruth Druart: 'What a book . . . Emotional and heartrending . . . absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks throughout. A wonderful achievement (Jill Mansell)
Historical fiction fans, rejoice! A new voice has entered the arena and she's one to watch. A heartrending story told from the perspectives of two families living very different lives, it is also one of hope amid tragedy. Perfectly paced and plotted, and evocatively written
You'll have your heart in your mouth and tears on your cheeks as it reaches its rich, life-affirming conclusion. Both epic and intimate, this unexpected story had me completely and utterly enraptured (Louise Candlish)
Brace yourself for a brilliant read. This will tug at your heartstrings (Best)
While Paris Slept made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both beautiful, selfless love and terrible, heartbreaking cruelty. Prepare to be thoroughly engrossed in this compelling book (Natasha Lester)
What a book, I absolutely loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it moved me to tears. A fabulous read (Lesley Pearse)
A heartbreaking debut. The novel delves into eternal questions: How far will we go to protect our child? Is love holding tightly or letting go? (Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris Library)
A powerful and poignant debut from a brilliant and bold new novelist (Imogen Kealey, author of Liberation)
Brilliant.
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As I have spent a significant part of my life researching WWII and in particular the French resistance, I appreciate that the author chose to write about the women who were shamed and ostracised by their French family and relatives. Although as they said they were often just trying to feed their families. Please keep writing this genre Ruth.
Another good Ruth Druart book
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It brought me to tears, humanity expose’
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