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Levensohn Melanie - A Jewish Girl In Paris - Paperback

Levensohn Melanie - A Jewish Girl In Paris - Paperback

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Description: Inspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War Melanie Levensohn's A Jewish Girl in Paris is a powerful novel about forbidden love. This beautiful heart - wrenching novel examines the harsh realities while remaining hopeful and celebrating resilience and love. - Adele Parks author of Lies Lies Lies in Platinum Magazine Paris 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl Judith meets a young man the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer his family will never approve of the girl he has fallen in love with. As the Germans impose more and more restrictions on Jewish Parisians the couple secretly plan to flee the country. But before they can make their escape Judith disappears Montr al 1982. Shortly before his death Lica Grunberg confesses to his daughter that she has an older half - sister Judith. Lica escaped the Nazis but lost all contact with his first - born daughter. His daughter promises to find the sister she never knew. The search languishes for years until Jacobina is spurred on by her young friend B atrice. Soon the two women discover a dark family secret stretching over two continents and six decades that will change their lives forever Adapted from a translation by Jamie Lee Searle A Jewish Girl in Paris is a historical novel for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. In this vivid affecting novel of intertwined destinies and the enduring power of love against the bleakest odds Levensohn weaves a tale saturated with historical accuracy and yet surprisingly intimate Paula Mc Lain author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark
Title: A Jewish Girl In Paris
Author(s): Levensohn Melanie
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781529075762
Pages: 448 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/6/2024
Category: Fiction In Translation
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