Sarah Sundin brings another compelling WWII novel with her latest release, Until Leaves Fall in Paris.
Book Blurb
As the Nazis march toward Paris in 1940, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. Lucie struggles to run Green Leaf Books due to oppressive German laws and harsh conditions, but she finds a way to aid the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books.
Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. After they meet in the bookstore, Paul and Lucie are drawn to each other, but she rejects him when she discovers he sells to the Germans. And for Paul to win her trust would mean betraying his mission.
Master of WWII-era fiction Sarah Sundin invites you onto the streets of occupied Paris to discover whether love or duty will prevail.
My Thoughts
The captivating romance between artistic Lucie and pragmatic Paul is only one reason I loved this book. This gripping, page-turning intrigue is filled with twists and turns. Sundin had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next.
German-occupied Paris is a setting I am unfamiliar with, but Sundin’s research comes through in her stunning attention to detail. From anti-Semitism to book bans to the resistance, Until Leaves Fall in Paris covers so many aspects of what residents of France contended with at that time.
If you’ve read When Twilight Breaks, you’ll remember Paul, Peter Lang’s friend. But Until Leaves Fall in Paris is a standalone you can enjoy by itself. But if you enjoy Easter eggs as much as I do, the connection makes the book even more enjoyable.
Overall, Until Leaves Fall in Paris proves to be a compelling read with a captivating romance and intriguing plot.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Jennifer Purcell.
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