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The Paris Seamstress
- Narrated by: Anthea Greco
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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The Paris Seamstress
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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.
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)
What listeners say about The Paris Seamstress
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- Kristen Wheeler
- 06-06-2018
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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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-2021
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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- Amazon Customer
- 17-03-2019
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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- Anonymous User
- 19-03-2019
beautiful
Absolutely loved it. Couldn't stop listening to it. Very vivid descriptions.
highly reccomend it to others
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- Barbara Capewell
- 30-04-2019
Great reading.
Loved this book and could not stop reading it Great characters and story set over generations.
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- Melinda Rio
- 21-04-2019
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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- Michelle O'S
- 31-07-2019
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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- Melissa
- 09-05-2018
loved it
well written story. interesting going across countries. strong characters with historical fact. interesting insight to war
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- jan
- 01-05-2018
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
Pathos
Happy
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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- Jennifer
- 06-07-2021
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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