{"product_id":"the-postmistress-of-paris-9780062946997","title":"The Postmistress of Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* A \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e EDITORS' PICK* A GMA BUZZ PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK* AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH PICK, LITERATURE AND FICTION*A \u003cem\u003ePEOPLE MAGAZINE\u003c\/em\u003e PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Train to London\u003c\/em\u003e revisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novel--a love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courage--about a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWealthy, beautiful Naneé was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Naneé uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographer Edouard Moss has escaped Germany with his young daughter only to be interned in a French labor camp. His life collides with Nanée's in this sweeping tale of romance and danger set in a world aflame with personal and political passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France, \u003cem\u003eThe Postmistress of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e is the haunting story of an indomitable woman whose strength, bravery, and love is a beacon of hope in a time of terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClayton, Meg Waite:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeg Waite Clayton\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of eight previous novels, including the \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e Buzz Pick and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice \u003cem\u003eThe Postmistress of Paris, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Last Train to London, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Wednesday Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e. Her books have been published in twenty-four languages, and have been finalists for the Bellwether Prize (now the PEN Bellwether), the National Jewish Book Award, and the Langum Prize. She also writes for major newspapers and magazines, mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. She lives in California and Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610829689106,"sku":"9780062946997","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e4c9273-d993-40c2-bdfb-adf2f759ab89.jpg?v=1746627367","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-postmistress-of-paris-9780062946997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}