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The Paris Assignment

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The Paris Assignment

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
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A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.

Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.

Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi, it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge.

Though her perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining, no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to fight and survive against inconceivable odds.

©2023 Janet Quin-Harkin, writing as Rhys Bowen (P)2023 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction France War Heartfelt

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Bit darker this story than Bowen’s usual style but a great listen all the same.

Dark but good

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It was a simple story a bit to simple at times but enjoyable. Ive read or listened to a few books of this type and this just missed something which i couldn't put my finger on.

simple

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Absolutely brilliant book! The twists and suspense of what was going to happen next was thrilling. Could not stop listening (completed the book in 3 days whilst working full time)
The narration was perfect. 5 stars for everything
Such a fan of Rhys Bowen!

COULD NOT STOP LISTENING!!! Brilliant story

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Quite an enjoyable listen, although not dissimilar to other Resistence tales I've read/listened to before. I thought, maybe, the final chapters could have had a bit more substance.
Still a great storyline..

Great Story.

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The book in itself was ok, nothing special but the narrator absolutely ruined it with her affected drawl for the upper middle class characters and silly cockney twang. I switched to reading as I couldn’t bear listening to her dreadful voice

Where do you get these terrible narrators from?!

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