num_pages: 416
description: Now an International bestseller New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Good Morning America Buzz Book People Magazine pick Indie Next Pick Book of the Month Add On and USA Today 5 Books Not To Miss!The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novela love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courageabout a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.Wealthy beautiful Nane was born with a spirit of adventure. For her learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding Nane uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety.Photographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanes in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion.Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France The Postmistress of Paris is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength bravery and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.
language: English
title: The Postmistress of Paris
publisher: Harper