{"product_id":"the-paris-dressmaker-9780785232162","title":"The Paris Dressmaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II--from fashion houses to the city streets--comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn't abide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis, 1939.\u003c\/strong\u003e Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting \u003cem\u003ehaute couture\u003c\/em\u003e dressmaker Lila de Laurent out of the world of high fashion as Nazi soldiers invade the streets and the City of Lights slips into darkness. Lila's life is now a series of rations, brutal restrictions, and carefully controlled propaganda while Paris is cut off from the rest of the world. Yet in hidden corners of the city, the faithful pledge to resist. Lila is drawn to \u003cem\u003eLa Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e and is soon using her skills as a dressmaker to infiltrate the Nazi elite. She takes their measurements and designs masterpieces, all while collecting secrets in the glamorous H tel Ritz--the heart of the Nazis' Parisian headquarters\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eBut when dashing Ren  Touliard suddenly reenters her world, Lila finds her heart tangled between determination to help save his Jewish family and bolstering the fight for liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis, 1943.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandrine Paquet's job is to catalog the priceless works of art bound for the F hrer's Berlin, masterpieces stolen from prominent Jewish families. But behind closed doors, she secretly forages for information from the underground resistance. Beneath her compliant fa ade lies a woman bent on uncovering the fate of her missing husband . . . but at what cost? As Hitler's regime crumbles, Sandrine is drawn in deeper when she uncrates an exquisite blush Chanel gown concealing a cryptic message that may reveal the fate of a dressmaker who vanished from within the fashion elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold across the span of the Nazi occupation, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Dressmaker\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the brave women who used everything in their power to resist darkness and restore light to their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Dressmaker\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unimaginable heartache, unforgettable romance, and cheering defiance against the oppression the Nazis inflicted on Paris; readers will be swept away into a story where battle-scarred good at last rings victory over evil.\" --J'nell Ciesielski, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Socialite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning. With as much skill and care as the title's namesake possesses, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Dressmaker\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the stories of two heroines who boldly defy the darkness that descends on the City of Light.\" --Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eShadows of the White City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thoroughly satisfying blend of memorable characters, evocative writing, and wartime drama that seamlessly transport you to the City of Light at its most desperate hour.\" --Susan Meissner, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nature of Fragile Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kristy Cambron deftly weaves multiple timelines to craft a story as complex and romantic and beautiful as a couture gown. In addition, Lila and Sandrine's strength and courage in a troubled world inspire us to live likewise. \u003cem\u003eTres magnifique \u003c\/em\u003e\" --Sarah Sundin, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWhen Twilight Breaks\u003c\/em\u003e and the Sunrise at Normandy series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With real life historical details woven in with her fictional tale, the story popped off the page. Readers will be thinking of this book long after they've read the last word.\" --Rachel Hauck, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A well-researched and beautifully interwoven treatise on courage and conviction in the midst of oppression.\" --Rachel McMillan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe London Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mozart Code\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand-alone WWII novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length, approximately 115,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785232162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Kristy Cambron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38294883238069,"sku":"9780785232162","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2ac330b4-52c7-40b0-b9de-9d5de1a1a2c2.jpg?v=1611068908","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-paris-dressmaker-9780785232162","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}