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Haunting Paris
- A Novel
- By: Mamta Chaudhry
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Daniel Oreskes
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
Paris, 1989: Alone in her luminous apartment on Île Saint-Louis, Sylvie discovers a mysterious letter among her late lover Julien's possessions, launching her into a decades-old search for a child who vanished in the turbulence of the Second World War. She is unaware that she is watched over by Julien's ghost, his love for her powerful enough to draw him back to this world, though doomed now to remain a silent observer. Sylvie's quest leads her deep into the secrets of Julien's past, shedding new light on the dark days of Nazi-occupied Paris
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ghostly Paris
- By Judith Robertson on 11-28-19
- Haunting Paris
- A Novel
- By: Mamta Chaudhry
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Daniel Oreskes
Ghostly Paris
Reviewed: 11-28-19
Exquisite novel which speaks to romantics and non-romantics alike! The author managed to tell a monumental love story by interweaving so many other narrative platforms - themes from classic literature and historical fiction, a deep understanding of classical music traditions, the particular idiosyncrasies of France's role in WWII, the Holocaust, parallel spirit worlds overlapping, AND those crazy Parisians with their dogs and their parades!! - it all worked to keep me totally engaged and wondering what twist the next chapter would bring. And for a story that leans towards darkness, it had some effortless moments of humor.
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