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A review by ladykatiereads
Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman
4.0
I was kindly given an electronic copy of this novel by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. I also participated in the blog tour for Paris Never Leaves You, so check it out on my blog (ladykatiereads.wordpress.com) to read an excerpt of chapter one!
Going into this book, I had assumed it would be about a character struggling to make it through the war, but it’s actually a story of coping with your past and recovering from past trauma.
Set in the 1960s, Charlotte and Vivi are faced with residual Anti-Semitism as Vivi is excluded by her classmates because she is known to be half-Jewish. As Charlotte navigates being a strong mother for her teenage daughter, she struggles to reveal the truth about their past, knowing it would affect how everyone who has kindly taken them in will perceive her. Throw in a romance with Charlotte’s employer (who is also her landlord and sponsor), and you’ve got a tangled mess of moral tests. I flew through this novel, and I definitely recommend it for historical fiction fans!
Going into this book, I had assumed it would be about a character struggling to make it through the war, but it’s actually a story of coping with your past and recovering from past trauma.
Set in the 1960s, Charlotte and Vivi are faced with residual Anti-Semitism as Vivi is excluded by her classmates because she is known to be half-Jewish. As Charlotte navigates being a strong mother for her teenage daughter, she struggles to reveal the truth about their past, knowing it would affect how everyone who has kindly taken them in will perceive her. Throw in a romance with Charlotte’s employer (who is also her landlord and sponsor), and you’ve got a tangled mess of moral tests. I flew through this novel, and I definitely recommend it for historical fiction fans!