This book is captivating. I was immersed in the stories of the Parisian department store turned into a labor camp for Jewish people. A pendant separated and found by Louise years after the war. Her need to find out what happened to her friend Frannie and the connection to the pendant. This book had me in tears. The atrocities the Jewish people went through is just horrible. It breaks my heart. The author is a must read. She does an excellent job with fictional stories in real history. The narrators did a fantastic job making me feel like I was a part of the story.

The Last Twilight in Paris in Paris is a historical fiction piece based during WWII. One of the main characters of the story is a necklace and the mystery of the necklace uncover the secrets, betrayal and power of love.

Like so many pieces of this era it’s heartbreaking the read the horrific acts that took place in Europe during the reign of Hitler and Nazi Germany. This story follows the life of a young woman living in Paris that finds love during the brink of war and how her life is thrown into turmoil. She has to discover a strength snd resilience she probably didn’t know she possessed. This is the story of love, betrayal, survival and of the fight for humanity.

A dual timeline that is just about a decade apart. A sweet love story of Helaine and Gabriel who were torn apart when the war was at Paris doorstep. Helaine gives Gabriel a family heirloom, a necklace that has a matching piece to the one she wears. As he goes off to play his Cello in an orchestra in Germany. She as a Jew needs to learn to adapt to the horrors of living within a country that hates her for her beliefs. Taken prisoner she was treated slightly better by being forced to work in a recycling facility. All that was confiscated from the Jewish community now was sorted by them to send to Germany or be resold to German soldiers.
Louise is adjusting to life after the war. Married, raising her twins and working in a charity shop. There she finds a necklace that she knows she has seen before. Somehow that necklace is connect to the mysterious death of her friend who volunteered for the Red Cross with her during WWII. Not able to let go of the past she heads to Paris for answers. Reconnecting with her former Red Cross boss who she had once feelings for, she hopes with his help the could solve the mystery surrounding the necklace.
The audio narration was excellent! The spellbinding story of the hardships suffered during the war was gripping. The hope of survival by Helaine and all that was reveled made this an excellent read. Thank you #NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions expressed are my own. #LastTwilightinParis

This was a decent historical fiction. I love anything set during WW2 as well as in Paris. It was an interesting take on the holocaust era.

I love a good historical fiction and this book didn’t disappoint. The way that all timelines were connected by a necklace was incredible.

I went through a rollercoaster of emotions, I felt mad, sad, hopeful.

The mystery part in the book was very well written and it made it very hard to put the book down.

The narrator was incredibly!

I highly recommend for people who like World War 2 books.

As soon as I started listening to this, I was immediately sucked into the story, it’s told by two female main characters, Louise, now a post-war housewife, who volunteered at the Red Cross during WW II, and Helaine, estranged from her family, who was imprisoned in Lévitan, formally a high-end department store.



I enjoyed this story, and following the mystery of the necklace that Louise found and how it linked back to Lévitan. I never knew about this Nazi prison and found it very interesting and heartbreaking. This story had a great balance of history, romance, and mystery. About halfway through the book I bought a physical copy because I needed a copy for my bookshelf!

Thank you, NetGalley and Harlequin Audio, for the audiobook arc of Last Twilight in Paris.

In her latest WWII historical fiction novel, Last Twilight in Paris, Pam Jenoff uncovers the dark history surrounding Lévitan, an upscale department store in Paris.

During the war, Louise worked with the Red Cross in Nazi-occupied Europe. When we meet her in London in 1953, she is now trying to adjust to her postware life as a housewife. While at a secondhand shop, Louise spots a familiar necklace in a box marked Lévitan and becomes convinced it’s her friend Franny’s necklace. Franny died under mysterious circumstances during the war and Louise is convinced this necklace and Lévitan are the keys to finding out what really happened to her, and becomes determined to learn the truth.

Jenoff also crafts a second timeline that is set during the war and follows Helaine, a young Jewish woman who is living in Paris when the Nazis occupy the city. She and her husband Gabriel, a talented cello player, are trying to build a life together but are forced apart when Gabriel is sent to another country in Europe to play in an orchestra for the Reich. Through Helaine, Jenoff vividly portrays the challenges of living as a Jewish woman in Nazi-occupied Paris, including how her French citizenship does not protect her from being sent to Lévitan but how her inner strength keeps her going no matter how hard things get.

So what is Lévitan’s dark history? It housed Jewish prisoners during WWII and the prisoners had to sort through and sell all possessions confiscated as Jewish families were removed from their homes.

I was thoroughly engaged by both Louise and Helaine’s stories and flew through the pages waiting to see how their stories would ultimately become connected & solve the mystery of Franny’s death.

Thérèse Plummer & Saskia Maarleveld narrate, and were both so good at portraying the various emotions the characters experienced, from the desperation to the resistance & determination I always look for in WWII historical fiction.

The queen of historical fiction has done it again! One thing I love about Pam Jenoff is that she finds little-known facts about WWII and brings light to them so they will not be forgotten in history and time. In her latest novel, she introduces Levitan, a Jewish department store turned German work camp.

The novel follows two FMCs. The first is Helaine, a Jewish Parisian during the German occupation. Separated from her family and husband, Helaine, who has never had to fend for herself, learns to survive when it seems like the whole world is working against her.

Across the English Channel, years after WWII, we meet Louise, a housewife trying to settle into the life of wife and mother after her service with the Red Cross in WWII. Her husband, a veteran, has his own demons, and it seems the two can't seem to put the past in the past. When Louise finds a mysterious necklace she is confident she saw in Germany during the war, she decides it is finally time to get answers. What happened to her friend Franny in Germany, the mysterious man at the concentration camp who gave Franny the necklace, and how years later it wound up in England within a crate marked Levitan?

This novel beautifully weaves the two females' stories until they intertwine in the current time. You can't help but feel for both women, be shocked and angered by the actions of the Germans, and root for those resisting in any way. I will forever recommend Pam Jenoff to any lovers of historical fiction. The detail, dedication to research, and compassion she shows to the real people who lived through these events are evident in every story she writes.

This was very engaging with its multiple timelines and suspense in each. Good characters. Startling new information about the war in Paris. Really grabbed my interest. I was glad of the two narrators to seperate the storylines. Great conclusion!

Last Twilight in Paris has a good premise built around an historical fact that I'd never heard - that the Levitan department store was used as a clearing house for Jewish property being sold to German officers by actual prisoners forced to live there. This startling premise made for a good start to learn more, but I felt that this opportunity was missed as it took a long time to get to it and also was not really fleshed out. I enjoy Jenoff's writing and knew that this would be a dual-timeline story going in, but it turned out to be a triple-timeline as we had Helaine's, Louise's current, and Louise's past with Ian and Franny. I favored Helaine's storyline more than Louise's since that one felt a bit more disjointed, but also thought it was a bit much to have Helaine instantly fall in love with the first man she ever encountered outside her parents' home. All in all a good story, just not really my cup of tea. Thank you to Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for the early listen in exchange for my honest opinion.

Interesting and a good balance between intrigue, a unique setting, and the 2 female MCs on different sides of the mystery.

I had never heard of the forced labor camp in a department store in Paris, and even some Google searches didn’t reveal much so it’s unfortunately still not well known. I appreciated learning about that thru Helaine’s story here. It was also well done how she experienced the slow shutting out of Jews within Paris.

The way Louise’s story intersected Helaine’s a couple times was creative, and the aspect of finding purpose in hunting down the mystery of the necklace when she felt like she was floundering after the war was an insightful view that was probably all too common post-war.

I do wish there was more fleshed out in the story with Joe later on. Louise’s and his working together and interaction just resolved rather quickly and could have had some great depth and character development, but I at least appreciated the resolution there and determination for their marriage. .

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this audiobook. All opinions are mine.

With every novel she publishes, Pam Jenoff continues to cement her place as the resounding voice of World War II historical fiction; she knows what she’s doing and does it so well. In this remarkably captivating dual timeline novel, LAST TWILIGHT IN PARIS, a beautiful family heirloom necklace becomes a decades long mystery that will sweep the reader away and capture their heart and soul. No one tugs at your heartstrings quite like Pam Jenoff. It’s a remarkable story of heroism and survival.

Pam Jenoff is such a special writer. She has an amazing ability to take an idea and create magic between the book covers. With her extensive knowledge of WWII and her thoughtful style of storytelling, Last Twilight in Paris is a solid A+!!!

Be sure not to overlook the author's note at the end of the book where she tells the reader about her "gasp" moment. It is an extra tidbit of information that makes the story even more fascinating as does some of the other information she shares regarding her creative process. The way she combines historical places and events with richly developed fictional characters and story lines, Pam Jenoff's books do not disappoint.

Last Twilight in Paris is a beautiful story that follows two women living during WWII. One is a Jewish woman being held as a prisoner at the Levitan department store in Paris. The other a non-Jewish Red Cross worker who delivers relief packages to prisoners of war. The book explores each woman's story and the challenges she faces while tying them together with a single locket. This was an emotional and beautiful read.

For the suspense lover in me, this book had a few plot twists that helped hold my attention and keep my mind enthralled. To the historical fiction lovers out there be sure to add this well written, thought provoking and heartstring tugging read to your list.

I would like to thank Harlequin Audio for the opportunity to listen to and review this audio book. The narrators, Thérèse Plummer and Saskia Maarleveld did an exceptional job bringing this story to life. For those who enjoy hardcover books, the sprayed edges on this one are simply stunning!

This novel follows two women in Europe who were impacted by WWII. This novel is heartbreaking but also mysterious as the reader tries to uncover the truth behind the locket found a decade after the war ended.

Helaine is a Jewish woman living in Paris during the onset of WWII, she is ripped from the life and family she knows as Paris becomes occupied by the Nazis and she is eventually imprisoned in a department store within the city limits.

Louise is a housewife in London in 1953 who is settling into her post-war life when she finds a locket she recognizes from her time during the war. As she begins to ask questions and look for answers, the reader begins to learn more about her involvement in war efforts.

Told across dual POV and timeline, this novel highlights a part of WWII history I had not explored before (Red Cross involvement in the war effort & Nazi's occupation of Paris). I did find this novel to lag at times, which is what resulted in the 3⭐️ rating. I enjoyed the organization, the writing and the plot but I found it unnecessarily long and could have been cut by an hour or two.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Stars (Outstanding)
Setting: London in 1950s; Nazi Occupied Paris of the 1940s
Genre: Historical Fiction

Pam Jenoff, the brilliant storyteller behind The Orphan’s Tale, delivers yet another unforgettable historical novel with Last Twilight in Paris. This gripping tale masterfully blends mystery, romance, and history, pulling readers into a postwar journey filled with secrets, survival, and long-buried truths.

Louise’s discovery of a mysterious necklace sparks a compelling quest across time and place, from 1950s London to the haunting remnants of Nazi-occupied Paris. As she unravels the dark history of the Lévitan department store—a real-life Nazi prison—she is forced to confront painful memories of war, lost friendships, and an unresolved love. The dual timelines between Louise and Helaine, a Jewish woman imprisoned during the war, add incredible depth and emotional weight to the story, making their experiences both heartbreaking and inspiring.

Jenoff’s greatest strength lies in her ability to bring history to life through deeply human characters. Louise is a relatable and determined protagonist, and her connection with Ian adds a poignant romantic layer to the narrative. While the novel slows in the middle, it gains momentum toward the end, culminating in a powerful and satisfying conclusion.

Rich with historical detail, suspense, and raw emotion, Last Twilight in Paris is a moving and beautifully written novel that lingers long after the final page. Fans of historical fiction, particularly those drawn to WWII-era stories, will find this book both heartbreaking and hopeful—a testament to resilience, love, and the pursuit of truth. #netgalley #lasttwilightinparis #booked_this_weekend

3.5 stars. Last Twilight in Paris is a historical fiction set during and post WWII. We get a story centered around a necklace with dual timeline from 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris and 1953 in London and Paris.

In 1953 Louise is living in London and finds a necklace in a second hand shop and is sure she’s seen it before around the same time a friend mysteriously died when they were working with the Red Cross in Nazi-occupied Europe. The necklace is marked with a department store in Paris, so she takes off there with the hopes to learn more. We then flashback to 1943 Paris, Helaine is a young Jewish woman whose husband goes missing while fighting in the war. When she tries finding out information about him she’s taken custody and put into a labor camp of sorts that was once a fancy department store where she has to sort through belongings taken from other Jewish families.

This one had a lot going on with all the characters backstory, maybe a tad bit too much at times since it started to take away from the overall story. I wasn’t as invested in Louise’s timeline as much. All in all, a decent read, my first from this author!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the gifted ALC.

My first Pam Jenoff book and it won't be my last. It took a little bit of time to get into the thick of the story, but once in, I was hooked. Jenoff does a great job of finding an unknown aspect of history and creating a story around that with her mostly fictional characters. I'm not always a lover of dual storylines, but I appreciated that they were close together and the link was reasonable.

Yes, it's another WWII book, but a new storyline that made for an interesting read.

Thank you to @netgalley for the ARC.

Why do I not visit Historical Fiction more often. I love at the and how Pam Jenoff suggest books to read to know more about this topic of the book

For all of the Historical books that I have read I have never read about a store that the Germans came in to buy items from the Jews

This book is about a friendship during the war. And a non Jew and how she found this necklace, that rolled out the connection of them and now (ish).

Highly recommend this story, for a different perspective

This story is told across two timelines, following Louise and Helaine. Helaine was imprisoned by German soldiers during the invasion of France, while Louise, adjusting to life after volunteering in WWII, finds a necklace that looks familiar. She’s certain it once belonged to her late friend Frannie and sets out to uncover its past. It took a little while for me to get into this one, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. I liked how both storylines came together in the end.
The narrators, Thérèse Plummer and Saskia Maarleveld, did a great job bringing the characters to life, making the story even more engaging.
A very special thanks to Harlequin Audio for the gifted copy.

In another WWII era mystery this one features Hélène and Louise, two women with separate stories of tragedy from the Second World War that are connected by a heart locket necklace. It’s a beautiful and tragic tale of loss and survival and recovery.

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