
The Paris Assignment
A Novel
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Barrie Kreinik
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Rhys Bowen
A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.
Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.
Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi, it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge.
Though her perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining, no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to fight and survive against inconceivable odds.
©2023 Janet Quin-Harkin, writing as Rhys Bowen (P)2023 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...





















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This book was really good. And I definitely recommend everyone to listen to it.
This was a very moving story.
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That sets the stage for Madeline to join the Resistance as a courier, return to France and live to avenge her son’s death.
In fact Olivier hasn’t died but was mistaken for another boy with a similar name. His life is told in parallel to Madeline’s.
Without giving away details, this book deals with the usual issue of German atrocities, deprivation and torture. It tells of family estrangement as well as reconciliation.
I did have some difficulty with the portrayal of the nuns who took in children orphaned in the war. As a Catholic it bothers me to think there were evil nuns as well as good and compassionate nuns. I suspect Germans feel the same when reading about Nazis.
That being said, the book is well written and compelling.
A Twist on the Usual WWII Story
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Stand Alone
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Historical gritty war truth
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The first part of the book was very good and the characters were well-developed. After that, a lot of ground was covered but not in the same depth as the earlier part of the novel. My suggestion would be to make the book a lot longer or eliminate a couple of parts.
Still, an entertaining and interesting read and worth the credit.
Good Story
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A must-read for fans of historical fiction
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Good Historical Fiction
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Under grown women in WW2
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Great Story
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Absolutely captivating, suspenseful and heartwarming
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