{"product_id":"the-french-gift-a-heartbreaking-wwii-novel-of-female-friendship-and-secrets-in-occupied-france","title":"The French Gift: A Heartbreaking WWII Novel of Female Friendship and Secrets in Occupied France","description":"From Kirsty Manning, author of The Song of the Jade\nLily, comes a gripping World War II set historical novel about murder,\nsecrets, and survival.\nA forgotten manuscript that threatens to unravel the\npast…\n\nFresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villa\non the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer and\nFrench Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a\nwork camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind\nthem for generations to come.\n\nParis, around about now: Evie Black lives in Paris\nwith her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique.\nLife would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of her\nlife.\n\nWhen a letter arrives regarding the legacy of her husband’s\ngreat-aunt, Joséphine Murant, Evie clutches at an opportunity to spend one last\nmagical summer with her son. They travel together to Joséphine’s house, now\ntheirs, on the Côte d’Azur. Here, Evie unravels the official story of this\nfamous novelist, and the truth of a murder a lifetime ago. Along the way, she\nwill discover the little-known true story of the women who were enslaved by\nGerman forces in WWII.\n\nBringing together the present and the past, The French\nGift is a tender and heartbreaking story of female friendship, sacrifice\nand loss, and the promise of new love.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063045567\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0063045567.LN\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Like New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Manning, Kirsty\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in like new condition. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455080644785,"sku":"RDV.0063045567.LN","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0063045567-0.jpg?v=1781633713","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-french-gift-a-heartbreaking-wwii-novel-of-female-friendship-and-secrets-in-occupied-france","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}