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The French gift : a novel of World War II Paris  Cover Image Book Book

The French gift : a novel of World War II Paris / Kirsty Manning.

Manning, Kirsty, (author.).

Summary:

"Fresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villa on the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come... Paris, around about now: Evie Black lives in Paris with her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique. Life would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of her life." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063082328
  • ISBN: 0063082322
  • ISBN: 9780063045569
  • ISBN: 0063045567
  • Physical Description: 317, 10 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Australia in 2021 by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso
"P.S.-insights, interviews & more"--Cover
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-10 at end of the book)
Subject: Family secrets > Fiction.
Prisoners of war > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Fiction.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 16 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 16 total copies.
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Rolla Public Library FIC MAN (Text) 38256101837007 Adult Fiction Available -

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250 . ‡aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ‡c2021.
300 . ‡a317, 10 pages ; ‡c24 cm
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500 . ‡a"Originally published in Australia in 2021 by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso
500 . ‡a"P.S.-insights, interviews & more"--Cover
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 8-10 at end of the book)
520 . ‡a"Fresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villa on the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come... Paris, around about now: Evie Black lives in Paris with her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique. Life would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of her life." -- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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651 0. ‡aParis (France) ‡vFiction.
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