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A review by jgwc54e5
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
5.0
So good!! I think these sorts of books done well are my ultimate comfort read. A bit of history, romance and mystery told in two timelines, good characters and a story told in a believable way, almost impossible to put down.
This book is divided into parts alternating between Paris 1939-45 and a modern storyline. The history is based on fact and the theft of art by the Nazis. A fictional character Eliane works at the Louvre then is part of the cataloguing of the art taken from Jewish owners like the Rothschilds. I was so involved in this story from the start that when it switches to the modern timeline in part 2 I was annoyed but then I got hooked on the modern storyline too. Remy is a widow who also lost her daughter in a car accident 18months earlier. The wrench back and forward between the time periods made me read it faster! I really needed to know what happened and how the stories were connected. The emotional ending is satisfying and perhaps a bit melodramatic but after such a great read I was willing to forgive this.
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This book is divided into parts alternating between Paris 1939-45 and a modern storyline. The history is based on fact and the theft of art by the Nazis. A fictional character Eliane works at the Louvre then is part of the cataloguing of the art taken from Jewish owners like the Rothschilds. I was so involved in this story from the start that when it switches to the modern timeline in part 2 I was annoyed but then I got hooked on the modern storyline too. Remy is a widow who also lost her daughter in a car accident 18months earlier. The wrench back and forward between the time periods made me read it faster! I really needed to know what happened and how the stories were connected. The emotional ending is satisfying and perhaps a bit melodramatic
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did Remy really need to nearly die after giving birth?I think I will have to read more [a:Natasha Lester|4078079|Natasha Lester|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1615013888p2/4078079.jpg]!