LAST HOURS IN PARIS

A tender and thrilling story of love and family secrets in the time of war from the bestselling author of While Paris Slept. Paris 1944 and Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love and to hate. Her fiancé, a young French soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line and now, living amongst the enemy, Elise must keep her rage buried deep within her. Sebastian Kleinhaus no longer recognises himself having spent four years fighting a war he doesn't believe in, wearing a uniform he despises. He longs for a way out for something and someone to be his salvation. Years later in Brittany 1963, reaching for the suitcase under her mother's bed, 18 year old Josephine Chevalier uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core. She travels to Paris to discovers the story of a dangerous love that grew as a city fought for its freedom, of the last stolen hours before the first light of liberation, and of the betrayal so deep it would irrevocably change the course of two young lives for ever. Poignant and gripping tale of love and sacrifice. 438pp, paperback.