THE BOOKSELLER OF PARIS

MY THOUGHTS:

Madeline Valette owns a bookshop in Paris and when the Germans take over the beautiful city she loves, she is left with nowhere to go.  She turns her beautiful, treasured bookshop into a safe hiding place for those that need it.  Soon she is asked to join the Resistance and her mission is to smuggle banned books from Berlin.  Madeline says yes and knowing that it was a way for her to begin searching for her husband in Germany as she travels back and forth.  Madeline receives a letter from a woman named Ada who is the mother of her husband’s son. Ada is facing persecution, and needs Madeline to rescue them.  Madeline risks everything to find and rescue Ada and her stepson.  Soon they are all in danger of surviving this horrible war.

The Bookseller of Paris, written by author Suzanne Kelman is an emotional story of survival.  This phenomenal unputdownable treasure kept me up late at night flying through the pages.  This beautifully written story pulled me in at the very first page, and didn’t let me go until the very end.  This amazing story is the second installment in a wonderful series but can be read as a standalone novel.  I highly recommend this gripping and emotional story.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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THE BOOKSELLER OF PARIS
Author:  Suzanne Kelman
Publisher: Bookouture 
Publication Date: August 5, 2024
Pages: 410 
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Paris, 1940: Madeline tries to scream, but she can’t breathe. A German soldier is working to free her from the rubble – but if he reaches her, he will find the books hidden beneath her clothes…

When the Germans seize Paris, its peaceful streets fill with terror overnight, and nowhere is safe. Desperate to help her friends, Parisian bookseller Madeline Valetteturns her bookshop into a sanctuary for those in hiding, but she knows it’s only a matter of time before she’s found out.

So when she is asked to join the Resistance and smuggle banned books from Berlin, she accepts, desperate to defy the Nazis. And while she wants to save precious books from destruction, she also hopes her trips to Germany might help her find the last living connection she has to her beloved husband…

Because Madeline has received a letter from a German woman called Ada, the mother of her husband’s son. Facing persecution, the Jewish boy is in terrible danger. But where are they now, and can Madeline help them before it’s too late?

When Madeline finally finds Ada and the child, she realises Ada is at the mercy of a high-ranking Nazi official and both their lives are now at risk. Can Madeline get them to safety? Or will the unthinkable happen to this innocent child?

ABOUT SUZANNE KELMAN

Suzanne Kelman is an Amazon international bestselling author in America, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia and her books have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into six languages. Her WW2 historical fiction books “A View Across the Rooftops”, “When We Were Brave, and Under a Sky on Fire” are published by Bookouture – an imprint for Hachette U.K.

She is also the author of the bestselling book, “The Rejected Writers’ Book Club”, published by Lake Union, which is the first book in the Southlea Bay series. Other books in the series include, “Rejected Writers Take the Stage” and “The Rejected Writers’ Christmas Wedding”.

Kelman is an award-winning writer/screenwriter whose accolades include the Best Comedy Feature Screenplay Award from the L.A. International Film Festival, the Gold Award from the California Film Awards, and the Van Gogh Award from the Amsterdam Film Festival.

In 2015 her script, Held, was recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures and was shortlisted to the top ten in the Academy Of Motion Pictures Nichols Fellowship competition.

As well as a screenwriter and a published author, Suzanne is also a playwright, and her award-winning comedy play, “Over My Dead Body”, had its World Premiere at Outcast Theatre in Washington, Fall 2019.

Born in the United Kingdom, Suzanne now resides in Washington State.

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