The Paris Affair: A brand new unforgettable and emotional historical novel

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The Paris Affair is a standout WWII historical fiction novel. There are many stories focusing on people and events during WWII available to readers these days, and most of them are very good reads, but The Paris Affair is special. Sebastian is a complicated, complex man, changed by the horrors of the first World War and now wanting nothing more than to stay in his refuge with his small number of his patients and his garden. He is well-educated, a doctor, somber and thoughtful. He doesn’t feel love and traditional family life are for him and he plans to live out the rest of his life just where he is. Until another war comes along – and Sophie arrives. When the British leave and France is collapsing and the German Army is on the way, as a German doctor he will no longer be safe. Leave, fight or surrender? No good choice there. And his heart is not safe now, either. Against his will and his common sense he seems to have lost it to Sophie. He has choices to make there, too. And they are not easy, either. The Paris Affair is a brilliant read for many reasons - Melanie’s books just keep getting better and better! Her writing has gone to the next level with prose and ideas that really touched me. I was swept away by her research told through a main character that was so unique for this genre and time. Quite simply epic! It should be made into a film, as the writing is so beautifully visual and presses all the emotional buttons’ Mandy Although I say I don't enjoy straight romances (ie. romance without murder and mayhem) I actually enjoyed the way the relationship between Harper and Noah plays out and it probably would have sustained the book without the added element of suspense. Flowers invoke nothing but joy in the giver and the receiver. They are not a luxury item at all. They are a necessity.”

Right from the start, I knew this book was prime for screen adaptation. Author Melanie Hudson has set up her story’s opening so that it draws readers into her characters’ arcs from the outset. Immediately I needed to know why Sophie fainted and why Sascha felt he should be released from prison. Her vivid descriptions of the prison, Paris, and of life on Sark make her writing visual and immersive. She also writes to connect with diverse readers because her story has universal themes we can all relate to; strength in the face of adversity, the power of love, ordinary heroism, the importance of friendship and support for our fellow man, and the perils of war. I wish to thank Simon & Schuster Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes. With a blurb that provides a comprehensive list of the main attributes of the lead character of The Paris Affair, Harper Brown, the reader is immediately intrigued by this main character. Harper is an arts and culture writer, who aspires to be a respected news reporter. Harper receives an opportunity to work in Paris when we are first acquainted with her. With no attachments romantically, Harper is soon swept up in a life beyond the perfect façade of Paris. Harper is confronted with a much darker side to the city of love, a gritty and dark underground world, where crime is commonplace. The question is, can Harper gain her big break in the reporting world by following the path of a murderer who is walking the streets of Paris?

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Other characters in the book include Gethyn a doctor working alongside Rosie and relate well with each other. The two encourage and help one another to stay strong and positive while in the desert. Rosie’s parents are lovely, and they also send her letters while in the Middle East with words of encouragement, which keeping her smiling. You must also know how angry I am that a wonderful, kind man who wants and knows only peace, who would never hurt a soul, is forced to choose either one awful situation or the other.’ Sebastian is a dear, you end up wanting him to be okay even though he has a sketchy past. He is still effected by being a veteran of the first war and is trying to live a very quiet peaceful life. Suddenly he finds his world opening up again when he falls in love with another island newcomer, Sophie. Because of her and his search for her, he ends up meeting new and different people, experiences different places or places he knew in a new way. Often mistaken for a pacifist, he eventually wakes up to the desire of wanting to do more to end the war. We watch him struggle to reconcile taking the side of his adopted home (Britain) or the one he grew up in with his family and old companions (Germany). Drysdale introduces a charming relationship between Harper and her best friend Camilla that felt very real and it's a reminder how important close confidantes and trusted and supportive friends can be. You must also know how angry I am that a wond

As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the peace-loving man he has become or stand up and fight for his principles? When he and Sophie are separated, Sebastian is left realising love may have eluded him forever. Until a chance meeting in Paris sets the wheels in motion for a dangerously devastating love affair. Readers are loving The Paris Affair :The plot is well-paced and structured and it pulled me into the deception, suspense and tension and, my sigh of relief was welcome when things seemed to be working out for the characters. I appreciated the great balance between showing and telling as well as the reminder that we become someone else when we do things simply to be accepted by others. Sascha was a perfect example of this on more than one occasion. Considering she’s under pressure from her editor and having to deal with a very competitive colleague, she is quite clever, innovative and resourceful, although she has a poor grasp of the correct use of personal pronouns considering she is meant to be a writer, but perhaps this is a common trait for those below a certain age. Here however, we've got the added bonus of a murder. So, Emily in Paris meets Girl on a Train. Perhaps. Harper is an interesting heroine. She could almost be described as an anti-heroine at times, given that she often makes very questionable choices. Circumstances have led her to find real strength and independence, however, and this, combined with her intelligence, makes her no pushover for any potential serial killer.