Questa autrice, ispirata dalle sue esperienze sull'Isola di Wight e successivamente a Parigi, si concentra sul potere della narrazione e sulla condivisione di prospettive. Con un profondo interesse per la psicologia e le motivazioni umane, crea personaggi imperfetti ma toccanti. La sua scrittura esplora spesso temi di identità e appartenenza, fortemente influenzata dal suo background e dai suoi studi. Crede che la condivisione di storie da contesti diversi possa favorire una maggiore comprensione del mondo.
Im Jahr 1963 entdeckt die 18-jährige Josephine in einem alten Koffer ihrer Mutter ein tiefgehendes Geheimnis über ihren Vater. Entschlossen, die Wahrheit zu erfahren, reist sie nach Paris zu ihrer Tante und erfährt von einer verbotenen Liebe und einem Verrat aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs, der das Leben zweier Menschen veränderte.
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Set in occupied Paris, this epic, powerful story of love, retribution and atonement sheds light on the events of Liberation and its aftermath. A novel that will stay with you for ever.
Set in occupied Paris, this epic, powerful story of love, betrayal and atonement sheds light on the events of Liberation and its aftermath. A novel that will stay with you for ever.
Santa Cruz, 1953. The scar on Jean-Luc's face is a small price to pay for surviving the horrors of Nazi occupation in France. Now he has a new life in California, a family. He never expected the past to come knocking on his door. Paris, 1944. A young Jewish woman is herded onto a train bound for Auschwitz. In an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger. Their destinies intertwined, the choices each person makes will change the future in ways neither could have imagined. -- adapted from jacket.