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While Paris Slept: A mother faces a heartbreaking choice in this bestselling story of love and courage in World War 2

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Overall, While Paris Slept is an atmospheric, intense, impactful novel by Druart that sweeps you away to another time and place and reminds you that survival of any form takes unimaginable sacrifice, courage, strength, and often moral and ethical dilemmas. Paris, 1944. A young Jewish woman’s past is torn apart in a heartbeat. Herded onto a train bound for Auschwitz, in an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger. All she has left now is hope. What a book… Emotional and heartrending…absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks throughout. A wonderful achievement’ JILL MANSELL Es importante tener en cuenta que no es una novela que se centre en lo que fue la ocupación alemana o sus horrores. Inevitablemente estos aparecen reflejados en los andenes de Bobigny, pero el grueso de la trama no va sobre ello, sino sobre Samuel. De cómo Jean Luc y Charlotte consiguen ponerlo a salvo y, ante todo, de cómo transcurre el reencuentro con sus padres biológicos en 1953.

Told from alternating perspectives, While Paris Slept reflects on the power of love, resilience, and courage when all seems lost. Exploring the strength of family ties, and what it really means to love someone unconditionally, this debut novel will capture your heart. A powerful and poignant debut from a brilliant and bold new novelist’ Imogen Kealey, author of Liberation I absolutely loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it moved me to tears. A fabulous read’ LESLEY PEARSEOn a darkened platform, two destinies become entangled. Their choice will change the future in ways neither could have imagined… Sin embargo, lo que me ha desgarrado ha sido la frustración y el dolor de Sarah, que ve como el tiempo le ha robado a su hijo. El niño que recuperan no sabe ni entiende de las penurias que sufrieron sus padres ni de su enorme sacrificio. Ha sido criado en otro ambiente y ni se adapta ni quiere adaptarse. Si grande es el sufrimiento de Sarah, no menos grande es el de ese niño de nueve años que es Samuel. Si el final es el esperado, el epílogo, ya en 1968, es precioso. Me emocionó y me arrancó alguna lágrima. On a darkened platform, two destinies become entangled. Their choice will change the future in ways neither could have imagined.

The story then jumps to 1953 with the couple trying to start a new life in America after the end of the war.... Read Full Review This book was beautiful - a book on love and courage demonstrated in different ways, showing that there is no one way to love or be brave. I was unable to stop reading *****' Goodreads reviewerUn narrador equisciente nos cuenta la historia a través de los personajes principales, Jean Luc, Charlotte y Sarah. Samuel, el niño salvado, nos narrará la suya en primera persona. Las dos primeras partes de la novela, que nos desgranan la vida de Charlotte y Jean Luc en 1944, sin estar mal, no me transmitieron la dureza que cabía esperar. Se me hicieron un poco lentas. A mi juicio, Druart se extiende demasiado en ellas. En la tercera, cuando Sarah y David Laffitte, así como Samuel, su hijo recién nacido, entran en escena, el libro cambia y cobra interés. A partir de ahí los capítulos volaron. In my early twenties I moved to Paris, where I enjoyed a career in teaching. Paris was in fact the city that inspired me to write, as I discovered its rich and troubled past, and I now run a writing group here. Loved this book. Devoured the characters, marveled at the storyline and really didn't want it to end. So well written - highly recommend" - Advanced Copy Galley Reviewer La trama, dividida en cuatro partes y un epílogo, se mueve en dos planos temporales, uno en la Francia ocupada de 1944, el otro en Francia y EEUU ya en 1953.

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