THE PARIS SEAMSTRESS POCKET - FIONA VALPY

Paris, 1940. Three seamstresses try to lead as normal a life as possible in a city occupied by the Nazis. Each of them has a secret. Mireille, scarred by the war, is active in the resistance movement; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; Vivienne has become involved in something she cannot tell anyone about.

• Engaging plot set in occupied Paris
• Three strong heroines with secrets
• Story about friendship and loyalty
• Two time levels that overlap
• Search for identity and family roots
• Excellent language and psychological portraits

War forces the three young women to make difficult decisions, and their hidden secrets expose them to great dangers. The friends support each other, believing that they are loyal to each other, but are they not threatened by betrayal? Will they survive this cruel time, and will the bonds between them remain intact?

Two generations later, Harriet, Claire's English granddaughter, arrives in Paris in search of her family roots. She lives in the same building on Rue Cardinale where her grandmother lived. And there she discovers a story that is darker and more painful than she expected.

This is an excellent novel, written in excellent language, showing the search for one's own identity through the prism of difficult experiences and revealing how much wartime traumas have influenced the post-war fate of families.

Within a month, the book sold over 100,000 copies and won the title of the best-selling book of the month on the Amazon platform.

Specification: Edition: Pages: 336, Format: 178x118 mm, Year: Year of publication: 2023, cover: paperback, Publisher: Świat Książki, Number of pages: 336, Cover: paperback, Format: 178x118 mm

The book is a captivating story about the strength of women in the face of war and how the past influences the present. The author, Fiona Valpy, captures the atmosphere of Paris in the 1940s with extraordinary precision, showing the daily life of residents under Nazi occupation. The book captivates from the first page and keeps the tension until the end, prompting reflection on values such as friendship, loyalty and courage.