Member Review

Kristin Harmel's latest novel The Paris Daughter is phenomenal!! A must read as soon as it hits shelves on June 3, 2023.

A chance encounter brings young mothers Elise and Juliette together in 1939 Paris, France. Both give birth to daughters who they raise as sisters. Though they become devoted friends at once, they cannot escape the looming Nazi occupation. The decisions they will soon be faced with to save their families are unfathomable. Elise must flee Paris or risk her own life and the life of her precious daughter before the Germans catch up with them. She makes the gut wrenching choice to leave her daughter in Juliette's care promising to come back as soon as it's safe. When Juliette's own world is suddenly destroyed, she leaves Paris for New York taking one of the girls with her. The other does not survive the German attack. Elise sets out on a desperate quests as the years pass to find answers about what happened to her daughter. Which daughter survived the unthinkable?

An gripping story of friendship, survival, and perseverance. Be sure to read the author's note at the end. A tear jerker!

A special thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to voluntarily read this novel and provide feedback.