Title: All the Flowers in Paris
Author: Sarah Jio
Genre: Historical Fiction, World War II, Romantic Fiction, Memory Loss
In this captivating novel, we follow a story that spans both our present day as well as the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. In our times, Caroline, an American, wakes up from a coma in a Parisian hospital and has no memory of her past. She knows it is a sad life that she has forgotten and that Paris has been her escape from it. In her search for clues she looks through her apartment but it is barely decorated and does not offer up much about her past. She does discover a stash of love letters in her search and it leads her to connect with people she had little time for before her accident. Little does she know that she shares more in common with the occupants of her apartment during the Second World War than she would have ever imagined. During the dark history of Nazi-occupied France, Céline, a widow, and her daughter are barely surviving the rampant antisemitism, but its terrors are starting to be felt as their flower shop is vandalized and a Nazi officer preys on them. Céline finds herself in a very dangerous position and has to draw on strength and courage to help her through. Both women show resilience in the face of challenges and you will find yourself rooting for them both all the way.
- Elizabeth
