The Paris Dressmaker
by Kristy Cambron
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Pub Date Feb 16 2021 | Archive Date Apr 07 2021
Thomas Nelson--FICTION | Thomas Nelson
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Description
Based 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 could not abide.
Paris, 1939. Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting haute couture dressmaker Lila de Laurent out of the world of high fashion as Nazi soldiers invade the streets and the City of Light 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 La Resistance 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 Hotel Ritz—the heart of the Nazis’ Parisian headquarters.?But when dashing René Touliard suddenly reenters her world, Lila finds her heart tangled between determination to help save his Jewish family and to bolster the fight for liberation.
Paris, 1943. Sandrine Paquet’s job is to catalog the priceless works of art bound for the Führer’s Berlin, masterpieces stolen from prominent Jewish families. But behind closed doors, she secretly forages for information from the underground resistance. Beneath her compliant facade 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.
Told across the span of the Nazi occupation, The Paris Dressmaker highlights the brave women who used everything in their power to resist darkness and restore light to their world.
- Stand-alone World War II historical fiction
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780785232162 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
Featured Reviews
Becca P, Reviewer
This was such a good book! Bouncing between 1939 and 1943, we see the lives of two different women fighting for what's right during the Nazi occupation. I enjoyed both Lila de Laurent & Sandrine Paquet's story very much. Both women were strong, and normal. I liked that i could relate to them both and wanted to know what was going to happen next.
I didn't know a lot about fashion and dress design until I read this book. It was fascinating to read about how dresses were made and the effect the war had on the industry.
Kristy Cambron writes such great stories that you cannot put down. I look forward to reading more of her books!
I recommend this book to my family and friends.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher. I also purchased a copy for myself. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
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