The Last Train From Paris by Juliet Greenwood
About the Book:
For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same – a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breathes in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood home, a heavy weight of anticipation settles over her. Iris knows she’s adopted, but any questions about where she came from have always been shut down by her parents, who can’t bear to revisit the past.
Now, Iris can’t stop thinking about what she’s read on the official paperwork: BABY GIRL, FRANCE, 1939 – the year war was declared with Nazi Germany.
When Iris confronts her mother, she hits the same wall of pain and resistance as whenever she mentions the war. That is, until her mother tearfully hands her an old tin of letters, tucked neatly beside a delicate piece of ivory wool.
Retreating to the loft, Iris steels herself to at last learn the truth, however painful it might be. But, as she peels back each layer of history before her, a sensation of dread grows inside her. The past is calling, and its secrets are more intricate and tangled than Iris could ever have imagined.
The year is 1939, and in Paris, France a young woman
is about to commit a terrible betrayal…
A
beautifully written and addictively compelling historical novel about the
terrible choices ordinary people were forced to make in the horrors of World
War Two. If you loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Alice
Network and The Nightingale, you will devour this book.
Review:
The Last Train from Paris is a dual timeline book set in 1939 and 1964. Iris visits her mother with questions about her mother’s past. What is shared is a story of how far a mother will go to protect her children. The story is wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time. In a fan of WWII historical fiction so I was drawn to this book right away. If you like WWII historical fiction you will want to check out this book.
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About the Author:
Juliet
Greenwood is a historical novelist, now published by Storm Publishing. Her first novel was a finalist for The
People’s Book Prize and two of her books reached the top 5 in the UK
Kindle store. Juliet has always been a bookworm and a storyteller, writing her
first novel (a sweeping historical epic) at the age of ten. She lives in a
traditional cottage in Snowdonia, North Wales, set between the mountains and
the sea, with an overgrown garden (good for insects!) and a surprisingly
successful grapevine.
Keep in touch on
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Thank you for this enthusiastic review of The Last Train from Paris. I loved writing the book, so it's brilliant to hear that you enjoyed it so much! x
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