Goodnight from Paris, Jane Healey
Goodnight from Paris, Jane Healey
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Goodnight from Paris

Author: Jane Healey

Narrator: Kristina Klebe

Unabridged: 13 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

In Nazi-occupied France, an American film star takes on the most dangerous role of her life in a gripping novel about loyalty and resistance, inspired by a true story, from the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Secret Stealers.Paris, 1939. Hollywood actress Drue Leyton, married to Frenchman Jacques Tartière, lives as an expatriate in love. But when her husband is dispatched to Brittany to work as a liaison for the British military, Drue finds herself alone with her housekeeper, adrift and heartsick in her adopted city. With her career and fame forty-five hundred miles away, Drue accepts an opportunity that will change her life forever.Befriended by seasoned wartime journalist Dorothy Thompson and urged on by political operative Jean Fraysse, Drue broadcasts radio programs to the United States. Her duty: shake America from its apathy and, as Nazis encroach and France is occupied, push for resistance and help from the US. As Drue and Jean fall under suspicion, Hitler sends his own message: when Drue’s adopted country is conquered, she will be executed.In a Paris that is no longer safe, Drue’s political passion is ignited. She’s prepared to risk anything to fight the enemy no matter how dangerous it gets—for her, for everyone she loves, and for everything she’s fighting for.

About Jane Healey

Jane Healey is a bestselling author of historical fiction. Her novels include her debut The Saturday Evening Girls Club and The Beantown Girls, a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller. Her third novel The Secret Stealers, a WWII spy thriller, was an Amazon First Reads Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’ Choice pick. Her latest novel, Goodnight from Paris, inspired by the life of Hollywood actress Drue Leyton, released in March 2023.Jane is also the host of Historical Happy Hour, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring premiere historical fiction authors and their latest books.A graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University, Jane shares a home north of Boston with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and one teacup golden doodle.Website: https://janehealey.comPodcast: https://www.historicalhappyhour.comFacebook: https://facebook.com/JaneHealeyBooksTwitter and Instagram: @healeyjaneYouTube: https://bit.ly/2O3c72b


Reviews

Goodnight From Paris was the first book that I had the pleasure of reading by Jane Healey. However, I will definitely seek out more of her books now. While she was conducting research for some of her other novels, Jane Healey, stumbled upon and learned about an American actress named Drue Leyton. Th......more

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On:Twitter - Amazon- Storygraph - The Book Review Crew Happy Publication Day! March 7th, 2023. This is not my usual genre, I do love historical fiction just not the WWII variety. My good book friend, Stephanie recommended this to me and when I saw all the great......more

Goodreads review by Karren

Drue Leyton is an American actress living in Paris in 1939, under the dark cloud of another world war and she's just married her French husband Jacques Tartière. All men are called up for duty, Jacques fails the medical and he leaves Paris to be a liaison for the British troops arriving in Brittany.......more

Goodreads review by Christy

'Goodnight from Paris' is based on real-life American actress Drue Leyton who, after marrying a Frenchman, chose to say in France for the duration of WWII and become a part of the Resistance. Drue's husband, Jacques, joined the British Coldstream Guards as a translator early in the war. However, inst......more


Quotes

“An inspirational story for those who chose to fight evil rather than flee. Highly recommended.” Historical Novels Review

“In Goodnight from Paris, Jane Healey reels readers in to the inspiring tale of real-life Hollywood actress Drue Leyton Tartière, when she leaves acting for a Frenchman and becomes part of the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France. Drue’s courageous actions—engaging in dangerous work, broadcasting radio programs designed to prompt America to action and then assisting in the escape of over a hundred Allied pilots—are riveting, and through the pages of this novel, will finally be better known.” —Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Einstein, The Only Woman in the Room, and Her Hidden Genius

“In Goodnight from Paris, Jane Healey illuminates the fascinating story of Drue Leyton, the Hollywood starlet turned Resistance heroine. Combining romance, adventure, friendship, betrayal, and redemption, Healey weaves a heady, larger-than-life tale against the vivid backdrop of France during the Second World War.” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire