Natasha Lester
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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A lush and engrossing novel of one woman’s quest to keep Nazis from stealing priceless art during WWII, perfect for fans of The Rose Code.
Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They’re wrong. They think she’s merely cataloging art in the Louvre and unaware they’re stealing national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she’s...
Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They’re wrong. They think she’s merely cataloging art in the Louvre and unaware they’re stealing national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she’s...
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English
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Gaelle has a dream job working for a fashion magazine, and a husband who loves her. Life should be perfect, but life does not always go according to plan. Feeling lost and alone, Gaelle flees to a tiny seaside town on the other side of the country. As she revisits the legacy of a strange, sometimes magical childhood in France, Gaelle finds unexpected help from a thirteenyear-old stranger.As if she was experiencing her childhood all over again, she...
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English
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Camille works as an organ transplant nurse, counselling families through heart-rending decisions. But at home, her own daughter Addie is critically ill. When an invitation to curate an exhibit arrives from artist Jack Darcy, her late mother' s lover, Camille is plunged into unresolved questions about her childhoood and her mother' s life.As Addie gets sicker, Camille wonders how far she will go to save her child – ...
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Español
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Inglaterra, 1939: las hermanas Penrose no podrían ser más diferentes. Skye es una piloto atrevida y descarada y Liberty la desafía en todo momento. Incluso si a las mujeres no se les permite unirse en la Royal Air Force, Skye está decidida a luchar en esta guerra. Al volver de una misión, se reencuentra con su mejor amigo de la infancia, Nicholas, a quien no ha visto durante años. Ahora él está comprometido con una enigmática francesa llamada...
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Deutsch
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Eine große Freundschaft. Eine verlorene Liebe. Eine geheime Sammlung von Dior-Kleidern.
London, 1939: Die Pilotin Skye muss als Frau in der britischen Armee ständig um Anerkennung kämpfen. Auf einer Mission trifft sie ihren Jugendfreund Nicholas wieder, und alte Gefühle werden wach. Doch in den Wirren des Krieges laufen sie Gefahr, einander für immer zu verlieren.
Cornwall, 2012: Kat findet im Haus ihrer Großmutter sechzig wertvolle Dior-Kleider...
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Español
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Inglaterra, 1939: las hermanas Penrose no podrían ser más diferentes. Skye es una piloto atrevida y descarada y Liberty la desafía en todo momento. Incluso si a las mujeres no se les permite unirse en la Royal Air Force, Skye está decidida a luchar en esta guerra. Al volver de una misión, se reencuentra con su mejor amigo de la infancia, Nicholas, a quien no ha visto durante años. Ahora él está comprometido con una enigmática francesa llamada...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills-persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure-catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn. Even if women aren't allowed in the Royal Air Force, Skye is determined to help the war effort. She's thrilled when it reunites her with her childhood soulmate, Nicholas. She's less thrilled to learn Nicholas is now engaged to an enigmatic Frenchwoman named Margaux Jourdan. Paris, 1947: Designer Christian...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In 1973, fashion icon Astrid Bricard disappeared at the legendary Versailles designer show-down. All that remained was a scrap of fabric...and a family unraveled. Everyone remembers her daringly short, silver lamé dress. An iconic photo capturing an electric moment, where emerging American designer Astrid Bricard is young, uninhibited, and on the cusp of fashion and feminism's changing landscape. She and fellow designer Hawk Jones are all over Vogue...
11) The Paris orphan
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"New York City/Paris, 1942: When American model Jessica May arrives in Europe to cover the war as a photojournalist for Vogue, most of the soldiers are determined to make her life as difficult as possible. But three friendships change that. Journalist Martha Gellhorn encourages Jess to bend the rules. Captain Dan Hallworth keeps her safe in dangerous places so she can capture the stories that truly matter. And most important of all, the love of a...