While Paris Slept
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Luke Thompson
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Frazer Hadfield
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Jane Collingwood
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Heather Long
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By:
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Ruth Druart
About this listen
One woman must make the hardest decision of her life in this unforgettably moving story of resistance and faith during one of the darkest times in history.
Santa Cruz, 1953. Jean-Luc is a man on the run from his past. The scar on his face is a small price to pay for surviving the horrors of Nazi occupation in France. Now, he has a new life in California, a family. He never expected the past to come knocking on his door.
Paris, 1944. A young Jewish woman's past is torn apart in a heartbeat. Herded onto a train bound for Auschwitz, in an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger. All she has left now is hope.
On a darkened platform, two destinies become intertwined, and the choices each person makes will change the future in ways neither could have imagined.
Told from alternating perspectives, While Paris Slept reflects on the power of love, resilience, and courage when all seems lost. Exploring the strength of family ties, and what it really means to love someone unconditionally, this debut novel will capture your heart.
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"As writers, some stories keep us up at night with the need to get them down on paper. Ruth Druart has one such tale. We met in 2006, and I read pages of her story then. She never let go and never gave up. Thanks to this tenacity, her heartbreaking debut will be published in several languages. It will appeal to fans of The Light Between Oceans as well as to readers fascinated by novels set in World War II. While Paris Slept delves into eternal questions: How far will we go to protect our child? Is love holding tightly or letting go? The characters - and readers - must choose between what is right and what is best in this mediation on love and sacrifice." (Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris Library and Moonlight in Odessa)
"While Paris Slept made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both beautiful, selfless love and terrible, heartbreaking cruelty. It is at once a story of wartime courage and desperation, and of the many ways in which war reverberates through people's lives for years after the fact. Prepare to question yourself and the characters in the novel, to wonder what you might have done in their place; in short, prepare to be thoroughly engrossed in this compelling book in which four adults and one child grapple with the true meaning of love and family." (Natasha Lester, author of The Paris Secret)
"What a book...emotional and heartrending...absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks throughout. A wonderful achievement." (Jill Mansell, New York Times best-selling author of And Now You're Back)
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They're calling it the worst pileup in London history. Margaret Holloway is driving home, but her mind is elsewhere - on a troubled student, her daughter's acting class, the next day's meeting - when she's rear-ended and trapped in the wreckage. Just as she begins to panic, a disfigured stranger pulls her from the car seconds before it's engulfed in flames. Then he simply disappears.
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Surprisingly emotional
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The Girl from the Train
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Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They mean to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor.
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Excellent story covering the middle of the 20th C.
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The Red Address Book
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The global fiction sensation - published in 32 countries around the world: Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny - her American grandniece, and her only relative - give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. In writing down the stories of her colorful past - working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the '30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War - she may help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family....
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narrator was overwrought
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By: Sofia Lundberg, and others
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The Paper Girl of Paris
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Sixteen-year-old Alice is spending the summer in Paris, but she isn't there for pastries and walks along the Seine. When her grandmother passed away two months ago, she left Alice an apartment in France that no one knew existed. An apartment that has been locked for more than 70 years. Alice is determined to find out why the apartment was abandoned and why her grandmother never once mentioned the family she left behind when she moved to America after World War II. With the help of Paul, a charming Parisian student, she sets out to uncover the truth.
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A new favorite of mine
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By: Jordyn Taylor
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Lifted by the Great Nothing
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Max doesn't remember his mother, who was murdered by burglars before they emigrated from Beirut to New Jersey. He lives with his father, Rasheed, who is enamored of his concept of American culture - baseball and barbeques - and tries to shed his Lebanese heritage completely.
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Excellent
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By: Karim Dimechkie
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I Couldn't Love You More
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A sweeping story of three generations of women, crossing from London to Ireland and back again, and the enduring effort to retrieve the secrets of the past.
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Mary Coles and her husband, Graham, have just moved to a cottage on the edge of a small village. The house hasn't been lived in for years, but they are drawn to its original features and surprisingly large garden, which stretches down into a beautiful apple orchard. It's idyllic, remote, picturesque: exactly what they need to put the horror of the past behind them.
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Not What I expected.
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By: Julie Myerson
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The Lindbergh Nanny
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When the most famous toddler in America, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped from his family home in 1932, the case makes international headlines. Already celebrated for his flight across the Atlantic, his father, Charles, Sr., is the country’s golden boy, with his wealthy, lovely wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by his side. But there’s someone else in their household—Betty Gow, a formerly obscure young woman, now known around the world by another name: the Lindbergh Nanny. Betty must find the truth in order to clear her own name—and to find justice for the child she loves.
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Excellent book and narration
- By Nancy on 01-16-23
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Apple of My Eye
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When a mysterious note arrives for six months pregnant Dr Eliana Hughes, she begins to doubt every aspect of her life - from her mixed feelings about motherhood to her marriage to Martin, who has become distant in recent months. As the person behind the note escalates their campaign to out Eli’s husband as a cheat, she finds herself unable to trust even her own instincts, and as pressure builds, she makes a mistake that jeopardises her entire future. Elsewhere, someone is watching.
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A mother's love or not?!
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We Are All Made of Stars is an unforgettable story about second chances, the power of words, and the resilience of the heart.
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An All-Around 5 Stars!!
- By Trosado on 02-28-20
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The Things We Never Said
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In 1964, Maggie wakes to find herself in a mental asylum, with no idea who she is or how she got there. Remnants of memories swirl in her mind - a familiar song, a storm, a moment of violence. Slowly, she begins to piece together the past and the events which brought her to this point.
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Disappointing
- By Anonymous User on 01-18-22
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Evergreen Falls
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A long-forgotten secret, a scandalous attraction and a place where two women's lives are changed forever. 1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No-one could have predicted what would unfold.
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Soooo Boring
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An Ordinary Wonder
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Oto leaves for boarding school with one plan: Excel and escape his cruel home. Falling in love with his roommate was certainly not on the agenda, but fear and shame force him to hide his love and true self. Back home, weighed down by the expectations of their wealthy and powerful family, the love of Oto's twin sister wavers, and, as their world begins to crumble around them, Oto must make drastic choices that will alter the family's lives for ever.
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Intriguing
- By Mary P Browne on 09-20-21
By: Buki Papillon
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- Anonymous User
- 04-26-21
Excellent
If you enjoy WWII fiction you will really want to read this book! One of the best I have read. I can’t wait for another book by this author.
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- Henwhisperer
- 09-11-21
Pretty good all in all
The narrators are excellent...that’s big for me!
Story is good. Different from other WWII books.
You won’t be disappointed.
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- Vjdmc
- 11-01-21
Enjoyable
I enjoyed the story and narration . Second half of story not as gripping as first.
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- ilene
- 05-19-22
One of the best
This story takes the reader into the relationship and laws of the government and hoe it affects the lives of ordinary people. The damage done during World War II to the Jewish people and all people is brought to the fore front. This is one of the best stories on this subject I have ever read.
Governments want power but a person needs love.
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- Nadine
- 06-27-22
Amazing
This is one of the best books I’ve read. There are a few that touched me as much as this one has this one belongs at the top with a few others.
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- D. Fleming
- 06-15-22
Poignant
This novel wasn’t what I was expecting from a novel about WW2 and the occupation of Paris. This novel was more about survival, morality in war time and what constitutes family. Well written and read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-26-23
Warm story
I couldn’t stop listening to this! Beautiful story, exquisite narration. I loved it so much.
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- dana747
- 11-22-23
A mother’s love.
Wow. Such a great story. As you listen to their journey through the aftermath of the war you can feel the love these parents had for one lucky little boy.
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- M. Ryder
- 10-19-21
What A Tear-Jerker!!!
I purchased this title on sale as the daily deal, and frankly, did not expect much from it, but boy, was I pleasantly surprised! The story is emotionally gripping, and brought tears to my eyes many times while listening. The story really highlighted the difficult choices people might go through, and how those choices can effect everybody’s lives because of them. I would certainly recommend checking this one out!.
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- April Klepac
- 12-29-21
The love of a parent
What an amazing story! It truly could have been based on a true life story.
The narration was spot on.
The story was believable!
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