Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released.
I am looking forward to…………..
Pub Date 06 Jun 2023 Gallery publisher
Description
From the bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the Nazi occupation.
Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a shadow of war creeping across Europe, neither woman suspects that their lives are about to irrevocably change.
When Elise becomes a target of the German occupation, she entrusts Juliette with the most precious thing in her life—her young daughter, playmate to Juliette’s own little girl. But nowhere is safe in war, not even a quiet little bookshop like Juliette’s Librairie des Rêves, and, when a bomb falls on their neighborhood, Juliette’s world is destroyed along with it.
More than a year later, with the war finally ending, Elise returns to reunite with her daughter, only to find her friend’s bookstore reduced to rubble—and Juliette nowhere to be found. What happened to her daughter in those last, terrible moments? Juliette has seemingly vanished without a trace, taking all the answers with her. Elise’s desperate search leads her to New York—and to Juliette—one final, fateful time.
Would this be a book you would read?
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18 replies on “Can’t Wait Wednesday”
Great choice, Deanne. I have enjoyed the last Kristin Harmel book I read. I will watch for this one.
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I still have the book that released before this to read as well. I hope you enjoy it if you have a chance to read it.
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What a compelling premise – I haven’t yet read this author, but I love the sound of this one. I hope you enjoy it:).
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Thank you. Her books sound so good.
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I “wished” for this on NetGalley so I hope I get it too
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Best of luck. I’m sure you’ll get it. Her books really are great.
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Great choice! I love this author and follow her weekly on Friends & Fiction’s YouTube livestream. Needlesstosay, this book is also on my TBR!
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Thank you. Yes, her books are such marvelous reads. Oh, how fun. I’m sure we’ll both enjoy this book.
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I hope she finds her daughter! My heart is already breaking for Elise. I haven’t read anything by Hamel before, but I do want to. This sounds like it will be a great read. Thank you for sharing!
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You’re welcome. Oh yes, her books are emotional. It’s what makes them so great. I hope you enjoy it of you get a chance to read it.
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This sounds so emotional, I would love to read it:-)
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Her books are just that. I hope you love it if you get a chance to read it.
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This definitely sounds interesting. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres; I may have to check this one out when it comes out. I hope you like it 🙂
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Historical fiction is the absolute best. I hope you enjoy it if you get a chance to read it.
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I love books set in Paris–and coming from this particular author, I’m sure you’re in for a treat.
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I love books set in Paris as well. I’ve read quite a few of them. I am really looking forward to this one.
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Oh wow! I hope she finds her daughter well. I’m not sure I’m up to a book that sounds like it will tug hard on your heart strings. I does sound like a good story and I hope you enjoy it.
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Thank you, with it being this author I am counting on it being a happy ending. I hope 🙂
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