September 2, 2021 - Take a Trip to Paris

BCPL is inviting you on a free trip to Paris! - A fictional one. Got the travel bug but stuck at home? Always enjoy a good story set abroad? Check out of one these titles available from Brooke County Libraries then....

Letters from Paris by Juliet Blackwell

 the story of a mysterious work of art and the woman inspired to uncover its history in the City of Light.After surviving the accident that took her mother’s life, Claire Broussard has worked hard to escape her small Louisiana hometown. 

Mission to Paris by Alan Furst

For their purposes, Fredric Stahl is a perfect agent of influence, and they attack him. What they don’t know is that Stahl, horrified by the Nazi war on Jews and intellectuals, has become part of an informal spy service being run out of the American embassy in Paris.

Five Days in Paris by Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel rewards her fans yet again with this magical story of two people from very different worlds who, by chance, meet in Paris, and are forever changed. 

Paris Match by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington has returned to Paris to attend to some business concerns, and finds himself embroiled in high-stakes trouble on both sides of the pond. An old enemy is still in hot pursuit, and this time he might have a powerful local resource...

The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards

When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis, Genevieve knows it won’t be long before the Gestapo succeeds in torturing information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming allied invasion. The resistance movement is tasked with silencing her by any means necessary—including assassination. But Genevieve refuses to let her mother become yet one more victim of the war. Reuniting with her long-lost sister, she must find a way to navigate the perilous cross-currents of Occupied France undetected—and in time to save Lillian’s life. 

Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Four successful former students of a prestigious decorative arts school in Paris reluctantly meet for the instructor's eighty-fifth birthday. The invitation stirs up complicated feelings of nostalgic memories colored by poignant regrets, a curiosity about their former friends, and their desire to deal with unfinished business.

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Paris Wife is a 2011 historical fiction novel by Paula McLain which became a New York Times Bestseller. It is a fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's marriage to the first of his four wives, Hadley Richardson. 

All the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio

One mother's desperate hope for survival. 1943: In occupied Paris, Celine creates bespoke bouquets at her father's flower shop on rue Cler, whilst trying to shield her young daughter from the brutal reality of war.

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Based on the true World War II story of the American Library in Paris, an unforgettable novel about the power of books and the bonds of friendship—and the ordinary heroes who can be found in the most perilous times and the quietest places.

The Golem of Paris by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

Jacob comes across the file for a gruesome unsolved murder that brings the two halves of his life into startling collision. Finding the killer will take him halfway around the world, to Paris—the city of romance, but also of gritty streets, behind the lights. It’s a dangerous search for truth that plunges him into the past.

The Last Time I Saw Paris by Elizabeth Adler

Paris, the most romantic city on earth, is a place of second honeymoons and newly discovered passions. It lures us with a banquet of tastes, sound, sights, and smells. And for Lara Lewis, it is the place where she and her husband once experienced love at its best.

Paris by Edward Rutherford

Paris is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 2013, which charts the history of Paris from 1261 to 1968. The novel begins during the Belle Époque period and follows six core families set in locales such as Montmartre, Notre Dame and Boulevard Saint-Germain.

Private: Paris by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from his client Sherman Wilkerson, asking Jack to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run...

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