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Paris is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 2013, which charts the history of Paris from 1261 to 1968. The novel follows six core families [ 1 ] set in locales such as Montmartre , Notre Dame and Boulevard Saint-Germain . [ 2 ]
The Paris Architect is a 2013 novel by Charles Belfoure and the author's debut in fiction writing. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, it follows the story of French architect Lucien Bernard, who is paid to create temporary hiding places for Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris. The book reached The New York Times best seller list in July 2015.
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.
Belfoure's debut in fiction was found among finalists of the 2015 International Dublin Literary Award [8] and hit The New York Times best seller list in an e-book category in July 2015. [9] The book has been translated into at least ten languages. StudioCanal and The Picture Company acquired the rights to film The Paris Architect. Chris ...
The Paris Wife was popular with readers, and "shot to the top of the New York Times best-seller list soon after its release in 2011." [2] Author Helen Simonson praised the book for "its depiction of two passionate, yet humanly-flawed people struggling against impossible odds—poverty, artistic fervor, destructive friendships—to cling on to each other". [3]
The 6:41 to Paris is a novel set on a train traveling to present-day Paris told through the individual memories of two characters in a dual narrative. [3] It is an account of a past romance between Cécile Duffaut and Philippe Leduc twenty-seven years ago when the two were both twenty.
Paris Between Empires 1814 -1852 is a non-fiction book by Philip Mansel about Paris in the period 1814–1852. It was published by John Murray (London, 2001) and St. Martin's Press (New York, 2003). It was published by John Murray (London, 2001) and St. Martin's Press (New York, 2003).
Set in Paris, France, the book follows a Sotheby's auctioneer who discovers a wide range of antiques and collectibles in an apartment that had been locked for 70 years. [3] [4] It was first published by Thomas Dunne Books for St. Martin's Press in 2014 [5] and eventually appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and is a USA Today ...