The story of Harriet whose mother has died and now knows very little about her family.She does have a picture of her grandmother and two other women taken in Paris during world war two.
Harriet finds a job at a fashion house in Paris and then goes on to uncover the truth about her gran during nazi occupied France.
I enjoyed the war chapters more than the current days story but I suppose they both have to be there to tie up the story.

When I read the synopsis for this novel I felt a need to read this novel
"Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne’s involvement is something she can’t reveal to either of them."

This is a period of history which I find intriguing and horrific in equal measure. I had high hopes for this novel but unfortunately not all of my expectations were met. I enjoyed the chapters based during the war and found them to be informative and from other sources that I had read very accurate. Fiona Valpy had a descriptive style which I found easy yo read and filled my imagination.

The downside for me were Harriet's chapters which i felf provided little to the main story. The coincidences which Harriet had I found implausible which did distract from the main story for me.

I found the focus of friendship, loyalty and strength in adversity engaging and on the whole I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it

What an amazing book this turned out to be. So sympathetically written, the story slipped seamlessly between present and past intertwining the lives of people and creating a picture of death and sorrow mingled with Joy and happiness. This story is so convincing it could almost be real. My favourite kind of book set during the war years, it is a must read and if I was able I would award 10* Thanks to the Author, Netgalley and TBC Reviewer Request Group for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Another gripping and fascinating book written by Fiona Valpy. The book cleverly moves between WW2 and 2017.
Harriet moves to Paris for a year's internship in a fashion house. She had found an old photo of her French grandmother with two friends They had worked at same fashion house all those year's ago. Harriet meets Simone and soon they are connected to each through the past.
A mixture of fact and fiction, we discover what life is like for o these three women who are involved with the French resistance.; German concentration camps as well as life in the fashion world.
This booked had me hooked from the start!