The cover drew me into this book first, ooh la la, and then the plot followed. I love WWII love stories especially in Paris/New York.

This one didn't cut it for me and ended it before my usual 100 pages. ( )

An interesting novel set in wonderful Paris, in the harshest of times for its citizens. I enjoyed the relationship Claire developed with Madame Palain, and how she grew and developed into a trusted and talented employee until she became involved in The Resistance. As a period in European history I knew little about, I enjoyed the story, and the romance and caring woven through it. I did not enjoy her relationships with Nazis and found her decisions in regard to the sexual situations she frequently found herself in, and her clandestine searching for clues and information a little far fetched. ( )

An adventure historic fiction book. Whew. I had to keep reading to find out what would happen. Resisting working for the resistance, Claire eventually becomes one of the most courageous leaders. ( )

La autora de este libro es Lynn Sheene y fue publicado en el año 2011. El género es Novela rosa, Ficción histórica. Esta novela está ambientada en la década de los 40 cuando los nazis invaden Francia y que tiene como protagonista a Claire Harris, americana, que que gusta de la buena vida y glamorosa. Huye de Manhattan con la romántica idea de empezar una nueva vida en París para reencontrarse con su amor, el mismo que había sido su amante. Pero sus planes sufren un cambio drástico por el inicio la ocupación alemana en el mismo momento que llega a París. Ella tiene que pasar por muchas dificultades y empieza a colaborar con la Resistencia francesa. La valentía y la inteligencia de Claire la convierten en seguida en una eficiente espía, y sus valores cambiarán al ser testigo del valeroso espíritu de los parisinos. “Desde ese punto de vista descubre en los parisinos algo más allá de los tópicos existentes sobre ellos, el valor que demuestran por la defensa de lo suyo y el amor a su patria inciden hondamente en la protagonista�. La historia esta llena de drama y suspenso donde se mezclan con lo romántico. Tiene todos los elementos de acción trepidante con mucha emociones y que hace que uno no pare de leer para ver cual será el desenlace. ( )

Over the last few years I have become interested in what happened during WWII. This year I have read several fiction books based during that time. This is one of them. I really enjoyed this book. Clair is an Oklahoma farm girl who is dirt poor and heads to NY to get a better life. She fabricates her background and marries into society. When her husband figures out she isn’t society, she flees to Paris to find a man she had an affair with how she thought she was in love with. When she gets to Paris she lands smack in the middle of the war. See soon becomes part of the resistance against the Germans and endangers her life and the lives around her. I found this book beautifully written, very descriptive and enjoyable. I was pulled back to Paris and the war and worried about the different characters. Sometimes when I read historical fiction books, I wonder, would I have had the strength to fight the Germans or would I have fled. I applaud anyone who risked their lives for their country and the sacrifices they made during WWII. I recommend this book. ( )