The Lost Girls of Paris
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4.1 • 308 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Three women. One daring mission.
1946. One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Inside is a dozen photographs—each of a different woman. Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to Eleanor Trigg, leader of a network of female secret agents deployed out of London during the war. Twelve of these women were sent to Occupied Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home.
Setting out to learn the truth behind the women in the photographs, Grace finds herself drawn to a young mother turned agent named Marie, whose mission overseas reveals a remarkable story of friendship, valor and betrayal. In this riveting story inspired by true events, Pam Jenoff weaves a tale of courage, sisterhood and the great strength of women to survive in the hardest of circumstances.
Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Code Name Sapphire, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance during World War II.
Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:
The Woman with the Blue Star
The Orphan’s Tale
The Ambassador’s Daughter
The Diplomat’s Wife
The Kommandant's Girl
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
The Winter Guest
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We love Pam Jenoff’s historical fiction about World War II, and The Lost Girls of Paris is no exception. It’s a fascinating spy novel that looks at the seldom-explored story of the Allies’ female spies, touching on themes of female friendship, passion, and betrayal. This immaculately produced audiobook uses three actresses to portray Jenoff’s captivating main characters: Grace, whose discovery of a cache of mysterious photos leads her into the orbits of espionage officer Eleanor and imperiled French spy Marie. The book’s shifting perspectives flesh out the characters, treating them with empathy and grace even at their darkest moments. Listen to this if you like the idea of a thriller with a romantic heart.
Customer Reviews
Great find
I was looking for an escape. Something different. I really enjoyed the historical side of this story and the idea that it might be somewhat based on fact given the author’s background. It was exactly what I hoped - not too romance like, not war bloody. Just a story about the sacrifices and risks women have made for the good of others during war. I wished it had been longer. The dramatic reading was charming. I followed along well and felt drawn in. Looking for more by this author now.
Yawn
Not only is this story boring, but the narrators attempt at the accents is somewhere between painful and comical!
Bad Narrators
I love historic fictions. I’ve listened to many of them. This book is difficult to continue. I had to manually speed up or down between chapters because all the narrators are consistently dragging or rushing through the chapters- it’s so distracting to the actual storyline. I can’t even comment on the book.