Amazingly calm; fifteen minutes before their airport taxi arrives the following morning she drops the bombshell, typical though, he turns it round to make out it's all her fault! Modern day: Juliette and her husband have finally made it to France on the romantic getaway of her dreams—but as the days pass, all she discovers is quite how far they’ve grown apart. The storyline was a tad too bland for me and lacked that je ne sais quoi to help me stay invested in what happens.

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The fear of the citizens, the “disappearing” Jewish people and the strength of the human spirit to hope and resist in the face of terrible odds. Well, it's not only that I hadn't mentally prepared myself for the contemporary romance part, but it was also the content of this storyline itself.I want to thank NetGalley and Avon Books UK for forwarding to me a copy of this most remarkable book for me to read, enjoy and review.

Juliette is in her element however, sadly, Kevin doesn't share her enthusiasm and would rather be at home at his country club and with their friends. It is a story of Love and of compassion for those unfortunate enough to be hunted by the Nazi's and needing their help.

When I first picked this up I thought , not another WW2 story but once I got started I found myself involved in the dual storylines. Five stars from me, I highly recommend this book and the author’s previous historical fiction novel, The Clockmaker’s Wife. I felt there were a few too many contrived coincidences and never really emotionally connected with the characters.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who loves to read about WWII, the invasion of Paris or just wants to read a heck of a good story. He desperately hopes Mathilde is safe in the countryside, he can’t contact her and they made plans of where to meet after the war ends. Part of what bothered me in this story is the privileged and almost oblivious nature of the author and main character. However they end up hating one another when they first meet, getting close while fixing a sink that suddenly bursts, and almost derailing the whole relationship twice because of simple misunderstandings.How they helped the resistance help Jewish people and resistance workers even children during the war.