An American Heroine In Paris
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An American Heroine In Paris
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Author : Alisia Grace Chase
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
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An American Heroine In The French Resistance
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Author : Virginia D'Albert-Lake
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2009-08-25
An American Heroine In The French Resistance written by Virginia D'Albert-Lake and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-25 with History categories.
This account by a woman who fought the Nazis alongside her husband is “an indelible portrait of extraordinary strength of character” (The New Yorker). Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d’Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France with Philippe, and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur and the Medal of Honor. This book includes two rare documents—Virginia’s diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944, and her prison memoir written immediately after the war. Together they offer “an invaluable record of the workings of the French Resistance by one of the very few American women who participated in it” (Providence Journal). “A sharply etched and moving story of love, companionship, commitment, and sacrifice . . . This beautifully edited diary and memoir throw an original light on the French Resistance.” —Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation, 1940–1945 “At once a stunning self-portrait and dramatic narrative of a valorous young American woman . . . an exciting and gripping story.” —Walter Cronkite
Three Hours In Paris
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Author : Cara Black
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2020-04-07
Three Hours In Paris written by Cara Black and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with Fiction categories.
In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why. Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Führer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot center of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands. When Kate misses her mark and the plan unravels, Kate is on the run for her life—all the time wrestling with the suspicion that the whole operation was a set-up. New York Times bestselling author Cara Black is at her best as she brings Occupation-era France to vivid life in this masterful, pulse-pounding story about one young woman with the temerity—and drive—to take on Hitler himself. *Features an illustrated map of 1940s Paris as full color endpapers.
Breathless
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Author : Nancy K. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Breathless written by Nancy K. Miller and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Travel categories.
In the early 1960s, most middle-class American women in their twenties had their lives laid out for them: marriage, children, and life in the suburbs. Most, but not all. Breathless is the story of a girl who represents those who rebelled against conventional expectations. Paris was a magnet for those eager to resist domesticity, and like many young women of the decade, Nancy K. Miller was enamored of everything French—from perfume and Hermès scarves to the writing of Simone de Beauvoir and the New Wave films of Jeanne Moreau. After graduating from Barnard College in 1961, Miller set out for a year in Paris, with a plan to take classes at the Sorbonne and live out a great romantic life inspired by the movies. After a string of sexual misadventures, she gave up her short-lived freedom and married an American expatriate who promised her a lifetime of three-star meals and five-star hotels. But her husband wasn't who he said he was, and she eventually had to leave Paris and her dreams behind. This stunning memoir chronicles a young woman’s coming-of-age tale, and offers a glimpse into the intimate lives of girls before feminism.
The Light Of Paris
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Author : Eleanor Brown
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-07-12
The Light Of Paris written by Eleanor Brown and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Fiction categories.
“I adored The Light of Paris. It’s so lovely and big-hearted—it made me long for Paris.”—Jojo Moyes, New York Times-bestselling author of Me Before You and After You The miraculous novel from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Weird Sisters—a sensation beloved by critics and readers alike. Madeleine is trapped—by her family's expectations, by her controlling husband, and by her own fears—in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it looks like she has everything, but on the inside, she fears she has nothing that matters. In Madeleine’s memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind of woman she should have been—elegant, reserved, perfect. But when Madeleine finds a diary detailing Margie’s bold, romantic trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets the grandmother she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict, staid family and spent an exhilarating summer writing in cafés, living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist. Despite her unhappiness, when Madeleine’s marriage is threatened, she panics, escaping to her hometown and staying with her critical, disapproving mother. In that unlikely place, shaken by the revelation of a long-hidden family secret and inspired by her grandmother’s bravery, Madeleine creates her own Parisian summer—reconnecting to her love of painting, cultivating a vibrant circle of creative friends, and finding a kindred spirit in a down-to-earth chef who reminds her to feed both her body and her heart. Margie and Madeleine’s stories intertwine to explore the joys and risks of living life on our own terms, of defying the rules that hold us back from our dreams, and of becoming the people we are meant to be.
Peril In Paris
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Author : June E. Rives
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06-21
Peril In Paris written by June E. Rives and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-21 with Fiction categories.
In "Paris Perfect", Book 1, our heroine's life seemed a dream. She had left Texas to move to Paris, her soul place, after the suicide of her fiancé and the death of her adored mother. She met the man of her dreams and adopted a protégé, talented young artist, Madeleine Junot. Abandoned at 5, she was working as a prostitute. In a happy set of circumstances, Punkin and Madeleine discovered that Jean Aumont, Punkin's lover, is the father Madeleine never knew. Jean and Punkin marry in a lavish ceremony amidst the vineyards of the Aumont Estate in Bordeaux. As "Peril in Paris" opens, Madeleine has killed her pimp Marcel on the Metro, and is in prison. Marcel's repeated threats to both Madeleine and Punkin have been kept from Jean. Jean blames Punkin for all their troubles, and she flees to the US into the comforting arms of her best friend Suzie Gilmore. She is not in America long, when she realizes she must return to France to hold her family together. The grand estate is having a bad harvest and the matriarch of the family, Giselle, is dying. Madeleine, released into the custody of her parents, falls in love with a neighboring estate owner, Antoine de Monniere, her father's oldest friend and 30 years her senior. The Aumonts discover that he is cheating on their daughter. Too late- Madeleine is pregnant. What will Madeleine do about the baby? Will she be sent to prison for life? And, has Antoine's temper gotten the best of him with tragic consequences for the de Monnieres and the Aumonts? Punkin must persevere amidst death, murder and infidelity. Reviews- "Paris Perfect" "Absolutely spellbinding. I should be out exploring Paris but hold up reading June's steamy thriller...." "Great book! Kept me entertained and guessing the entire time. Can't wait to read the sequel." "Paris Perfect is more than catnip for Francophiles; romantics, as well as those who enjoy a gripping plot, will love this book..."
The Life And Loves Of A She Devil
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Author : Fay Weldon
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-10-15
The Life And Loves Of A She Devil written by Fay Weldon and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with Fiction categories.
'ONE OF OUR VERY BEST WRITERS' Sunday Times 'A tour de force' The Times 'Intoxicating' Daily Telegraph 'Devilishly delightful' New York Times Book Review 'Beautifully and compellingly written' Sunday Express 'Audacious' Times Literary Supplement The bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author Ruth Patchett never thought of herself as particularly devilish. Rather the opposite in fact - simply a tall, not terribly attractive woman living a quiet life as a wife and mother in a respectable suburb. But when she discovers that her husband is having a passionate affair with the lovely romantic novelist Mary Fisher, she is so seized by envy that she becomes truly diabolic. Within weeks she has burnt down the family home, collected the insurance, made love to the local drunk and embarked on a course of destruction and revenge. A blackly comic satire of the war of the sexes, The Life and Loves of a She Devil is the fantasy of the wronged woman made real. PRAISE FOR FAY WELDON 'She's a Queen of Words' Caitlin Moran 'A national treasure' Literary Review 'The literary equivalent of a stiff drink, a dip in the Atlantic in January, a pep talk by a mildly sadistic coach' New York Times 'Times have changed and Weldon is one of the people who have changed them' The Times 'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature' Harper's Bazaar 'Fay Weldon's voice is as unmistakeable as her acerbic wit' Financial Times
An American In Paris
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Author : Siobhan Curham
language : en
Publisher: Bookouture
Release Date : 2021-01-04
An American In Paris written by Siobhan Curham and has been published by Bookouture this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-04 with categories.
Paris, 1940: Walking through Montmartre that morning was like the eerie calm right before a storm. The roads were deserted. We carried on, arm in arm, and then finally, we saw them. Columns and columns of soldiers, spreading through the streets like a toxic grey vapour. 'You must write about this, ' he whispered to me. 'You must write about the day freedom left Paris.' As Nazi troops occupy the City of Lights, American journalist Florence is determined to do everything she can to save her adopted home and the man she loves. Florence had arrived in Paris in 1937 and on a beautiful summer's day, met and fell in love with Otto, a Jewish artist from Austria, who had fled persecution in his homeland. But as swastikas are draped along the city's wide boulevards, everything Otto was running from seems to have caught up with him. Both Florence and Otto begin lending their talents to the Resistance, working to sabotage the Germans right under their noses. Florence's society columns that, before the war were filled with tales of glamorous Parisian parties, now document life under occupation and hide coded messages for those fighting outside France for freedom. While Otto risks arrest in order to pin up the anti-Nazi posters he designs by candlelight in their tiny apartment. But with every passing day, things become more dangerous for Otto to remain in Paris. If Florence risks everything by accepting a secret mission, can she ensure his survival so that they can be reunited once the war is over? A sweeping wartime story that will capture your heart and never let it go. Fans of The Alice Network, The Lost Girls of Paris and My Name is Eva will be absolutely gripped from the very first page. Readers LOVE An American in Paris 'An enthralling story that puts readers in the middle of the chaos surrounding World War Two... Grabs readers from the beginning and won't let them go until they finish the last page... I loved absolutely everything about this novel and won't hesitate to claim it as my favourite historical fiction read of 2020.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Publishers Weekly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Publishers Weekly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with American literature categories.
Paris Blues
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Author : Andy Fry
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-07-04
Paris Blues written by Andy Fry and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-04 with Social Science categories.
The Jazz Age. The phrase conjures images of Louis Armstrong holding court at the Sunset Cafe in Chicago, Duke Ellington dazzling crowds at the Cotton Club in Harlem, and star singers like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey. But the Jazz Age was every bit as much of a Paris phenomenon as it was a Chicago and New York scene. In Paris Blues, Andy Fry provides an alternative history of African American music and musicians in France, one that looks beyond familiar personalities and well-rehearsed stories. He pinpoints key issues of race and nation in France’s complicated jazz history from the 1920s through the 1950s. While he deals with many of the traditional icons—such as Josephine Baker, Django Reinhardt, and Sidney Bechet, among others—what he asks is how they came to be so iconic, and what their stories hide as well as what they preserve. Fry focuses throughout on early jazz and swing but includes its re-creation—reinvention—in the 1950s. Along the way, he pays tribute to forgotten traditions such as black musical theater, white show bands, and French wartime swing. Paris Blues provides a nuanced account of the French reception of African Americans and their music and contributes greatly to a growing literature on jazz, race, and nation in France.