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The Paris Affair

The Paris Affair

Summary

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society meets Lucinda Riley in this breath-taking story of how one woman's disappearance triggers the search of a lifetime.


One Parisian night, a woman vanishes without a trace, leaving behind the man she loves.

Sixty years later, the search begins . . .

In 1942, French chef Sylvie Dubois is sent to Paris to spy on the enemy, while German soldier Christoph Baumann has sold his soul to save his sister.

When they meet the world stops turning. But in a city consumed by war, love is a dangerous affair, and the star-crossed lovers will pay the ultimate price . . .

Decades later, with Christoph’s health declining and his memory fading, his young protégé, Julia Clarke, sets out to discover what happened to the woman he never stopped loving.

Can they find the woman who disappeared, or will it be too late?

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‘A sweeping, and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice’ Amanda Geard, author of The Moon Gate


‘This is a heart wrenching story of love, bravery, and impossible choices’ Louise Fein, author The London Bookshop Affair

'I loved every page of this gorgeous, transportive, and highly moving tale!’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath A Burning Sky


‘An epic tale of love and loss.’ Caroline Khoury, author of Still Unwritten



©2024 Fiona Schneider (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reviews

  • A sweeping, and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice
    Amanda Geard, author of THE MOON GATE

About the author

Fiona Schneider

Fiona Schneider lives in Cambridgeshire with her German husband and three children. She graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English, and in 2000 moved to Ireland to complete a M. Phil. in Creative Writing at Trinity College, Dublin. The Paris Affair was her English Language debut novel.
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