AmovingandentrancingnovelsetinParisduringWorldWarIIaboutanAmericanwoman,adashingpilot,andayoungJewishgirlwhosefatesunexpectedlyentwine--perfectforthefansofKristenHannah’sTheNightingaleandMarthaHallKelly’sLilacGirls,thisis“anemotional,heart-breaking,inspiringtributetothestrengthofthehumanspiritandtheenduringpoweroflove“(MariahStewart,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor).WhenRubyfirstmarriesthedashingFrenchmanshemeetsinacoffeeshop,shepicturesalifestrollingarminarmalongFrenchboulevards,awashinthegoldenafternoonlight.Butit’s1938,andwarisloomingonthehorizon.Unfortunately,hermarriagesoongrowscoldandbitter,herhusbandMarcel,distantandsecretive--allwhiletheGermansfloodintoParis,theirsinisterswastikaflagswavinginthebreeze.WhenMarceliskilled,Rubydiscoversthesecrethe’dbeenhiding--hewasamemberoftheFrenchresistance--andnowsheisdeterminedtotakehisplace.ShebecomesinvolvedinhidingAlliedsoldiers--includingacharmingRAFpilot--whohavelandedinenemyterritory.Butherskillsareultimatelyputtothetestwhenshebeginsconcealinghertwelve-year-oldJewishneighbor,Charlotte,whosefamilywasroundedupbytheGestapo.RubyandCharlottebecomealittlefamily,butastheGermannetgrowstighteraroundParis,andtheAmericansdebateenteringthecombat,thedangerincreases.Nooneissafe.“SetagainstallthedangeranddramaofWWIIParis,thisheartfeltnovelwillkeepyouturningthepagesuntiltheverylastword“(MaryAliceMonroe,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor).
