THE LAST HOURS IN PARIS

by Ruth Druart (£16.99, HB, Headline)

In Paris, 1944, Elise Chevalier is consumed with hatred for the German army that killed her fiance, but must mask her rage. Meanwhile, Sebastian Kleinhaus is seeking salvation from the war he despises. In Brittany, 1963, Josephine Chevalier is searching for a suitcase under the bed and unexpectedly unearths her mother’s long-buried secret, one of forbidden love and unimaginable betrayal.