Lynn Sheene is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and lives with her husband in southern California. The Last Time I Saw Paris is her first novel.
The Last Time I Saw Paris
by Lynn Sheene
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- ISBN-13: 9780425240847
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication date: 05/03/2011
- Pages: 368
- Sales rank: 93,684
- Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)
- Age Range: 18Years
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A stunning debut novel of a young American woman who becomes a spy in Paris during World War II.
May 1940. Fleeing a glamorous Manhattan life built on lies, Claire Harris arrives in Paris with a romantic vision of starting anew. But she didn't anticipate the sight of Nazi soldiers marching under the Arc de Triomphe. Her plans smashed by the German occupation, the once- privileged socialite's only option is to take a job in a flower shop under the tutelage of a sophisticated Parisian florist.
In exchange for false identity papers, Claire agrees to aid the French Resistance. Despite the ever-present danger, she comes to love the enduring beauty of the City of Light, exploring it in the company of Thomas Grey, a mysterious Englishman working with the Resistance. Claire's bravery and intelligence make her a valuable operative, and slowly her values shift as she witnesses the courageous spirit of the Parisians.
But deception and betrayal force her to flee once again-this time to fight for the man she loves and what she knows is right-praying she has the heart and determination to survive long enough to one day see Paris again.
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A farm girl turned Manhattan socialite lands in Paris just ahead of the Wehrmacht in Sheene's perfunctory debut. When Claire Harris's rich husband finds out she lied to him about her humble roots, she flees to Paris, but her timing is poor. Claire, sans papers, winds up working for the Resistance and falling in love with an English spy whose eventual disappearance leads Claire into harm's way as she tries to save him. Sheene's occupied Paris is the star, much more so than the bland characters and unsurprising plot. It's not dreadful, but there's nothing especially exciting going on, either. (May)The Durango Herald
"Sheene’s research is impeccable, and her homage to the city is reflected in her nostalgic and finely drawn portrait of a place and people badly bent but resolutely unbroken. Sheene’s detailed descriptions bring alive the architecture, the smells of the flora and the sounds of jackbooted Nazis as they stomp imperially through the Arc de Triomphe." --Leslie Doran, Chicago Tribune
"Claire Harris planned on building a new life for herself in Paris with photographer Laurent Olivier. But she hadn't planned on finding that the Germans would be occupying Paris when she arrived in May 1940, and that Laurent would already have a wife. Trapped in Paris without papers or connections, Claire takes a job at La Vie en Fleurs, where the shop's owner, the enigmatic Madame Palain, will teach Claire valuable lessons in not only how to survive the war but how to live a rewarding life. Sheene gives readers a heroine who could give Scarlett O'Hara lessons in determination and a fascinating taste of life in the City of Light during the difficult days of World War II."