The Postmistress of Paris: A Novel: A Haunting Historical Romance Set in War-Torn France

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 2,806 ratings

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Last update: 07-21-2024


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The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novel—a love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courage—about a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.

Wealthy, beautiful Naneé was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Naneé uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety.

Photographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanée’s in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion.

Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France, The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength, bravery, and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.


From the Publisher

Meg Waite Clayton
Christina Baker Kline for Postmistress
Lisa Scottoline for Postmistress
Lisa Wingate for Postmistress

Top reviews from the United States

Ana Lilia Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s a great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
I didn’t like the fact that the French words were not translated few things about the story I didn’t like.
Donna Seals
4.0 out of 5 stars Great insight to a mystical time
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
This book was filled with mysteries amid a time period I thought I knew more about. I found it fabricating that this type of underground network of people could exist to try to get refugees out of German controlled Dance and other countries. I absolutely loved the different point of views and would habe love to see Nanee and Androu reunite.
Mary Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars A must
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
Great book. Don't miss it
C. Warner
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting though tedious
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
Character development was slow without depth. Though there was suspense, the predictability diminished it. Everyone just seemed to continue their same path.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars 100%
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
Flawless. I am not a historian, so I cannot testify to accuracy. My way is to read a story as written, and this one captured me completely and increasingly as the plot and characters were developed. The courage of members of the French Resistance inspires me to be braver in my own pedestrian life. Character development, plot twists, and scene descriptions put me right there. I feel like I have been on a trip.
Richard Leepart
4.0 out of 5 stars Good winter day reflection
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2021
You could feel the sentimentality and tensions of 1940 France; the German army holding northern France and the Vichy French keeping the public in check in southern France. The multi-national characters caught up in all this history are all working at surviving today with few moments to dream as their multiple stories unfold with intrigue, daring, bravery and surprising endings.
Lucille Lang Day
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-researched and Compelling
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022
The Postmistress of Paris is a tale of courage, survival, and love during World War II. Rooted in history, the story includes actual people, such as André Breton, who interact with fictional ones who seem equally real. The suspenseful plot keeps you turning the page, rooting for and worrying about the characters, especially a German Jewish photographer, his young daughter, and an American heiress determined to save them.
Allison
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the Story
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2023
Enjoyed the story and how well it was written. Now looking at other books by Meg Waite Clayton.

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