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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The French Gift
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'A World War II story of female friendship, longing and sacrifice through war and loss, bringing together the present and the past.

'A forgotten manuscript threatens to unravel the past …

'Fresnes Prison, 1940: Margot Bisset, a former maid from the Riviera, finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter, Josephine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come.

'Present-day Paris: Evie Black lives above her botanical bookshop with her teenage son, Hugo. Nursing a broken heart, Evie receives an unexpected letter; she clutches at an opportunity to spend a magical summer with Hugo on the Cote d'Azur.

'It's here, on the Riviera, that the past envelops them and Evie attempts to unravel the official story of a famous novelist. If she succeeds, a murder from a lifetime ago may be solved.

'Inspired by a true story of iconic French Resistance fighter, Agnes Humbert, whose secret journal shed light on a little-known aspect of World War II, The French Gift will captivate readers from beginning to unforgettable end.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 328p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2021
      ISBN: 9781760528096
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      William Morrow ,
      2021 .
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      Extent: 368p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2 November 2021.
      ISBN: 9780063045569, 0063045567

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