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The Paris Assignment

A Novel

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The Paris Assignment

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
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A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.

Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.

Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi, it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge.

Though her perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining, no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to fight and survive against inconceivable odds.

©2023 Janet Quin-Harkin, writing as Rhys Bowen (P)2023 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War Heartfelt
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Beautiful story at times very sad and at times extremely happy, you just don’t realise how hard some people experienced WW11 .

Fantastic

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This was quite a good story although predictable in parts.
The narration was good when speaking English but I found the French accent annoying and almost comical.

Quite a good story

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The way the story was told In different sections from mother father son how their lives became separated and what they all endure great listen

Story and narrative very heart wrenching .

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Well written and a true account of the atrocities of war but done in such a poignant way.
Brilliant story

Truth in the sadness

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I’ve noticed this is the second book by Rhys where the reader has not gotten it right - it’s very jarring to an Australian as it takes you out of the story.
Pink Cockatoo - Gallah (G’llah), Back of Bourke (Burk) … it’s like hearing an American say Edinburgh in Scotland. As ‘Edinborough’

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