Natasha Lester
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Pub. Date
2023
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A New York Times bestselling author delivers a lavish, unforgettable story of an orphan turned WWII spy turned fashion icon in Paris.
Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills—persuasion,...
Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills—persuasion,...
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Gaelle has a dream job working for a fashion magazine, and a husband who loves her. Life should be perfect, but life does not always go according to plan. Feeling lost and alone, Gaelle flees to a tiny seaside town on the other side of the country. As she revisits the legacy of a strange, sometimes magical childhood in France, Gaelle finds unexpected help from a thirteen-year-old stranger.
As if she was experiencing her childhood all over again,...
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Camille is a nurse specialising in supporting families through the difficult decision to donate the organs of their dying loved ones. Camille's mother is a gifted but uncompromising transplant surgeon determined to make it in a man's world until her own life falls apart. And Camille herself is a mother to Addie – five years old, critically ill and in desperate need of the very organs her mother and grandmother work with.
'Well written and structured,...
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Eine große Freundschaft. Eine verlorene Liebe. Eine geheime Sammlung von Dior-Kleidern.
London, 1939: Die Pilotin Skye muss als Frau in der britischen Armee ständig um Anerkennung kämpfen. Auf einer Mission trifft sie ihren Jugendfreund Nicholas wieder, und alte Gefühle werden wach. Doch in den Wirren des Krieges laufen sie Gefahr, einander für immer zu verlieren.
Cornwall, 2012: Kat findet im Haus ihrer Großmutter sechzig wertvolle Dior-Kleider...
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Inglaterra, 1939: las hermanas Penrose no podrían ser más diferentes. Skye es una piloto atrevida y descarada y Liberty la desafía en todo momento. Incluso si a las mujeres no se les permite unirse en la Royal Air Force, Skye está decidida a luchar en esta guerra. Al volver de una misión, se reencuentra con su mejor amigo de la infancia, Nicholas, a quien no ha visto durante años. Ahora él está comprometido con una enigmática francesa llamada...
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Pub. Date
2021
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A lush and engrossing novel of one woman's quest to keep Nazis from stealing priceless art during WWII, perfect for fans of The Rose Code.
Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They're wrong. They think she's merely cataloging art in a Louvre museum and unaware they're stealing national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she's carefully decoding their notes and...
Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They're wrong. They think she's merely cataloging art in a Louvre museum and unaware they're stealing national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she's carefully decoding their notes and...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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1940: As the Germans advance upon Paris, young seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee everything she's ever known. She's bound for New York City with her signature gold dress, a few francs, and a dream: to make her mark on the world of fashion. Present day: Fabienne Bissette journeys to the Met's annual gala for an exhibit featuring the work of her ailing grandmother - a legend of women's fashion design. But as Fabienne begins to learn more...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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New York City/Paris, 1942: When American model Jessica May arrives in Europe to cover the war as a photojournalist for Vogue, most of the soldiers are determined to make her life as difficult as possible. But three friendships change that. Journalist Martha Gellhorn encourages Jess to bend the rules. Captain Dan Hallworth keeps her safe in dangerous places so she can capture the stories that truly matter. And most important of all, the love of a little...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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482 pages ; 21 cm.
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"England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn. Even if women aren't allowed in the Royal Air Force, Skye is determined to help the war effort. She's thrilled when it reunites her with her childhood soulmate, Nicholas. She's less thrilled to learn Nicholas is now engaged to an enigmatic Frenchwoman named Margaux Jourdan. Paris, 1947: Designer Christian...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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463 pages ; 21 cm
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"Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They're wrong. They think she's merely cataloging the art collection in The Louvre while they steal national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she's carefully decoding their notes to ensure every painting can be recovered after the war. But Éliane is playing a very dangerous game. Does she dare trust the man she once loved, or will he only betray her once again?...