{"product_id":"the-paris-dressmaker-a-novel-of-wwii-paperback","title":"The Paris Dressmaker: A Novel of WWII - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristy Cambron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 could not abide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, 1939.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting \u003cem\u003ehaute couture \u003c\/em\u003edressmaker 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 \u003cem\u003eLa Resistance \u003c\/em\u003eand 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\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, 1943.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold across the span of the Nazi occupation, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Dressmaker \u003c\/em\u003ehighlights the brave women who used everything in their power to resist darkness and restore light to their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand-alone World War II historical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317044211814,"sku":"9780785232162","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QVphNEY1R2gvRkFTbG5oTUNOYlQ5dz09.webp?v=1768006245","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-paris-dressmaker-a-novel-of-wwii-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}