{"product_id":"a-jewish-girl-in-paris-9781529075762","title":"A Jewish Girl in Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn's \u003ci\u003eA Jewish Girl in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful novel about forbidden love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This beautiful, heart-wrenching novel examines the harsh realities while remaining hopeful and celebrating resilience and love.' - Adele Parks author of \u003ci\u003eLies Lies Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003ePlatinum Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParis, 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl, Judith, meets a young man, the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer - his family will never approve of the girl he has fallen in love with. As the Germans impose more and more restrictions on Jewish Parisians, the couple secretly plan to flee the country. But before they can make their escape, Judith disappears . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMontréal, 1982. Shortly before his death, Lica Grunberg confesses to his daughter, that she has an older half-sister, Judith. Lica escaped the Nazis but lost all contact with his first-born daughter. His daughter promises to find the sister she never knew. The search languishes for years, until Jacobina is spurred on by her young friend Béatrice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon the two women discover a dark family secret, stretching over two continents and six decades, that will change their lives forever . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdapted from a translation by Jamie Lee Searle, \u003ci\u003eA Jewish Girl in Paris \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In this vivid, affecting novel of intertwined destinies and the enduring power of love against the bleakest odds, Levensohn weaves a tale saturated with historical accuracy and yet surprisingly intimate' - Paula McLain, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Stars Go Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA German and U.S. national, Melanie Levensohn studied literature and international relations in France and Chile. She earned her master's degree from the \u003ci\u003eInstitut d'Etudes Politiques\u003c\/i\u003e (Sciences Po) in Paris. Later she became a spokesperson for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and travelled to some of the most complex political hotspots around the world. She reported from Liberia during the civil war in 2003 and was based in Amman, Jordan, as a UN spokesperson during the Iraq war. From 2006-2013 Melanie worked as a communications expert at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., managing corporate external relations for the Caribbean region with a special focus on reconstruction and development Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake in 2010. When she got married, Melanie joined her husband in the Napa Valley, California, where they created an award winning estate wine over ten years. In 2021, they moved back to Geneva.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648529633554,"sku":"9781529075762","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21ff2d87-d600-48a2-8aed-6f88e8b94bd3.jpg?v=1733243181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-jewish-girl-in-paris-9781529075762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}