The Lost Girls of Paris Free Audiobook Download by Pam Jenoff
The Lost Girls of Paris is a true story that follows the lives of three girls living in Paris during World War II. It is their stories told from the perspective of their mid-20's and beyond, as they reflect on what could have been, if only they had not been taken away by the Nazis at 12 years old.
All Pam Jenoff's books are about people who lived through tumultuous times as she weaves together the stories of a diverse range of women, from China to Australia, from ancient Rome to contemporary Paris.
The Lost Girls of Paris tells the story of several teenage girls living in Paris, France during WWI and WWII. The book focuses on their political views, friendships and struggles during the time period.
When young Henrietta Meire joins a sketching club in Paris, she doesn't have high hopes of escaping the life of an artist's model. But when the war breaks out and Parisian artists flee the city, Henrietta is offered a chance to travel with them to escape capture. The trip reveals just how much France has changed since her father left years before, and gives her a glimpse of the new world that awaits-and that breaks her heart.
In the first chapter of The Lost Girls of Paris, Pam Jenoff sets the tone for this story with a quote from Virginia Woolf. "What is truth? Truth is what you believe." Three women, two children and an old man are fleeing Paris in September of 1942. They've seen their homes in Paris burn to the ground and were barely saved by a German soldier. Now they're on their way to find refuge in Belgium because France is occupied by Nazis. But before long, each woman begins to suspect that she has been abandoned and left behind.
"The Lost Girls of Paris" is a novel by Pam Jenoff. The story is about two young women in 1940s Paris who are each searching for themselves. From the beginning, one girl comes from America and the other from France. They meet in the midst of a revolution and each try to find their place with the chaos that surrounds them. This historical fiction novel was named one of 2018's best audiobooks by Audible
Published Date | 2019-01-29 |
Duration | 11 hours 15 minutes |
Author | Pam Jenoff |
Narrated | Candace Thaxton, Henrietta Meire, Elizabeth Knowelden |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Religious & Inspirational, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction |