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The Room on Rue Amelie

(2018)
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A powerful novel of fate, resistance, and family by an international bestselling author.

War has torn their love apart . . . can fate bring them back together?

When newlywed Ruby Henderson Benoit arrives in Paris in 1939 with her French husband Marcel, she imagines strolling arm in arm along the grand boulevards, awash in the golden afternoon light. But war is looming on the horizon, and as France falls to the Nazis, her marriage begins to splinter, too.

Charlotte Dacher is eleven when the Germans roll into the French capital, their sinister swastika flags snapping in the breeze. After the Jewish restrictions take effect and Jews are ordered to wear the yellow star, Charlotte can't imagine things getting much worse. But then the mass deportations begin, and her life is ripped forever apart.

'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2 storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS

'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE

PRAISE FOR
THE PARIS DAUGHTER:

'An unmissable reading treat'
Lancashire Evening Post

'Beautifully written and emotionally charged . . . impossible to put down'
HAZEL GAYNOR

'The Paris Daughter tore up my heart and put it back together again'
MARTHA HALL KELLY

'A gorgeous, gut-wrenching read!'
KATE QUINN


Genre: Historical

Praise for this book

"Richly detailed and yet fast-paced, Harmel’s story flows at remarkable depth, as ordinary citizens rise to the challenge of extraordinary circumstances in occupied France. A fascinating exploration of the escape routes set up for downed Allied pilots, readers will be swept up in this heart-wrenching drama." - Juliette Fay

"Set against all the danger and drama of WWII Paris, this heartfelt novel will keep you turning the pages until the very last word." - Mary Alice Monroe

"The strong and courageous inhabitants of THE ROOM ON RUE AMELIE occupied all my time until the tender and powerful final pages. Beautifully written, Kristin Harmel’s latest is an unforgettable exploration of love and hope during the darkest of moments." - Amy E Reichert

"A story of courage and love in unimaginable circumstances." - Barbara Taylor Sissel

"Reminiscent of The Nightingale and The Map of the Heart, Kristin Harmel's THE ROOM ON RUE AMELIE is an emotional, heart-breaking, inspiring tribute to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love." - Mariah Stewart


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