The Paris Network

Inspired by true events,an epic and emotional novel about one woman’s strength to survive in the most difficult circumstances and the power of love in the face of darkness–perfect for fans of Natasha LesterCatherine Hokinand Lily Graham. Paris1940: He pressed the tattered book into her hands. ‘You must go to the caf├⌐ and ask at the counter for Pierre Duras. Tell him that I sent you. Tell him you’re there to save the people of France.’ Sliding the coded message in between the crisp pages of the hardback novelbookstore owner Laurence slips out into the cold night to meet her resistance contactpulling her woollen beret down further over her face. The silence of the night is suddenly shattered by an Allied plane rushing overheadits tail aflameheading down towards the forest. Her every nerve stands on end. She must try to rescue the pilot. But straying from her mission isn’t part of the planand if she is discovered it won’t only be her life at risk… Americayears later: when Jeanne uncovers a dusty old box in her father’s garageher world as she knows it is turned upside down. She has inherited a bookstore in a tiny French village just outside of Paris from a mysterious woman named Laurence. Travelling to France to search for answers about the woman her father has kept a secret for yearsJeanne finds the store tucked away in a corner of the cobbled main square. Boarded upit is in complete disrepair. Insideshe finds a tiny silver pendant hidden beneath the blackenedscorched floorboards. As Jeanne pieces together Laurence’s incredible storyshe discovers a woman whose bravery knew no bounds. But will the truth about who Laurence really is shatter Jeanne’s heartor change her future?