The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
From the bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.
England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn’t be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn. Even if women aren’t allowed in the Royal Air Force, Skye is determined to help the war effort. She’s thrilled when it reunites her with her childhood soulmate, Nicholas. She’s less thrilled to learn Nicholas is now engaged to an enigmatic Frenchwoman named Margaux Jourdan.
Paris, 1947: Designer Christian Dior unveils his glamorous first collection to a world weary of war and grief. He names his debut fragrance Miss Dior in tribute to his beloved sister Catherine, who forged a friendship with Skye and Margaux through her work with the French Resistance.
Present Day: Fashion conservator Kat Jourdan discovers a priceless collection of Dior gowns in her grandmother’s vacant cottage. As she delves into the mystery of their origin, Kat begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her beloved grandmother.
- File Name:the-paris-secret-by-natasha-lester.epub
- Original Title:The Paris Secret : A Novel (2020)
- Creator:Lester, Natasha
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07ZWW6R88
- Date:0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- File Size:1.235 MB
Table of Content
- 1. About the Author
- 2. Title Page
- 3. Contents
- 4. Dedication
- 5. Prologue
- 6. Part One: Skye
- One: Cornwall, August 1928
- Two
- 7. Part Two: Kat
- Three: Cornwall, June 2012
- 8. Part Three: Skye
- Four: Paris, September 1939
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- 9. Part Four: Kat
- Nine: Sydney, 2012
- Ten
- Eleven
- 10. Part Five: Skye
- Twelve: England, November 1942
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- 11. Part Six: Kat
- Eighteen: London, July 2012
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- 12. Part Seven: Skye
- Twenty-One: England, June 1943
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- 13. Part Eight: Kat
- Twenty-Four: Cornwall, 2012
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- 14. Part Nine: Margaux
- Twenty-Seven: Granville, France, July 1945
- 15. Part Ten: Skye
- Twenty-Eight: England, March 1944
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- 16. Part Eleven: Kat
- Thirty-One: London, 2012
- 17. Part Twelve: Skye
- Thirty-Two: England, April 1944
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- 18. Part Thirteen: Nicholas
- Thirty-Five: France, May 1944
- 19. Part Fourteen: Kat
- Thirty-Six: Cornwall, 2012
- 20. Part Fifteen: Margaux
- Thirty-Seven: Granville, 1946
- 21. Part Sixteen: Kat
- Thirty-Eight: Cornwall, 2012
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- 22. Author’s Note
- 23. Acknowledgements
- 24. An Extract of The French Photographer
- 25. Also by Natasha Lester
- 26. Copyright
Natasha Lester
