The Room on Rue Amelie

A moving and entrancing novel set in Paris during World War II about an American woman,a dashing pilotand a young Jewish girl whose fates unexpectedly entwineΓÇöperfect for the fans of Kristen HannahΓÇÖs The Nightingale and Martha Hall KellyΓÇÖs Lilac Girlsthis is ΓÇ£an emotionalheart-breakinginspiring tribute to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of loveΓÇ¥ (Mariah StewartNew York Times bestselling author). When Ruby first marries the dashing Frenchman she meets in a coffee shopshe pictures a life strolling arm in arm along French boulevardsawash in the golden afternoon light. But itΓÇÖs 1938and war is looming on the horizon. Unfortunatelyher marriage soon grows cold and bitterher husband Marceldistant and secretiveΓÇöall while the Germans flood into Paristheir sinister swastika flags waving in the breeze. When Marcel is killedRuby discovers the secret heΓÇÖd been hidingΓÇöhe was a member of the French resistanceΓÇöand now she is determined to take his place. She becomes involved in hiding Allied soldiersΓÇöincluding a charming RAF pilotΓÇöwho have landed in enemy territory. But her skills are ultimately put to the test when she begins concealing her twelve-year-old Jewish neighborCharlottewhose family was rounded up by the Gestapo. Ruby and Charlotte become a little familybut as the German net grows tighter around Parisand the Americans debate entering the combatthe danger increases. No one is safe. ΓÇ£Set against all the danger and drama of WWII Paristhis heartfelt novel will keep you turning the pages until the very last wordΓÇ¥ (Mary Alice MonroeNew York Times bestselling author).