The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris
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Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the City of Light. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his last beacon of hope: his beloved bookshop, La Page Cachée.
But when a young woman and her child knock on his door one night and beg for refuge, he knows his only option is to risk it all once more to save
Modern day: Juliette and her husband have finally made it to France on the romantic getaway of her dreams – but as the days pass, all she discovers is quite how far they’ve grown apart. She’s craving a new adventure, so when she happens across a dusty, abandoned shop in the Parisian square of her dreams, it feels like fate.
And she’s about to learn that the forgotten bookshop hides a lot more than meets the eye…
Daisy writes: 'This book is very close to my heart. Researching the history of Paris under Nazi occupation led me to some very dark places - especially the infamous Vel d'Hiv roundup, when French police arrested thousands of Jews, including over 4,000 children, obeying orders from the Nazis. They were kept for days in an indoor sports arena, in the most appalling conditions, before being taken to internment camps and then deported. Such stories might seem too painful to contemplate, but kindness and courage are also to be found alongside unimaginable cruelty.
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