Paris Noire, Francine Thomas Howard
Paris Noire, Francine Thomas Howard
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Paris Noire

Author: Francine Thomas Howard

Narrator: Madisun Leigh

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2011

Synopsis

The dawn of postwar Paris in the 1940s: for one family, it’s a time of celebration, danger, and liberating romance in a breathtaking novel by the author of The Daughter of Union County.Paris in 1944 is emerging from a devastating war. So are proud Martinican immigrants Marie-Thérèse Brillard and her two children, Collette and Christophe. In their vibrant neighborhood of Montmartre—a multicultural haven for artists, musicians, and writers—Collette and Christophe long for romance and excitement. As they’re swept up in the jubilation following the Nazis’ departure, they embark on love affairs that are the stuff of impossible dreams—forbidden, too, in the eyes of their vigilant and apprehensive mother.Christophe stumbles into the arms of an irresistible woman who harbors a secret that could change both their fates. Collette has a defiant passion for a white Frenchman. Even Marie-Thérèse’s attraction to a handsome black soldier is not without its risks. For each of them, love could be a new beginning…or it could cost them everything.

About Francine Thomas Howard

Francine Thomas Howard is the author of The Daughter of Union County, Page from a Tennessee Journal, and Paris Noire. A descendant of an enslaved African, Howard writes stories that explore the multicultural legacy of African-descended people throughout the diaspora and reflect her own African, European, and Native American heritage. Raised in San Francisco, Howard earned a BA in occupational therapy from San José State and an MPA from the University of San Francisco. She left a rewarding career in pediatric occupational therapy to pursue another love: writing. Desiring to preserve the remarkable oral histories of her family tree, she began writing down those stories with little thought of publication. That all changed when she turned a family secret about her grandparents into Page from a Tennessee Journal. Francine Thomas Howard resides with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information visit www.francinethomashoward.wordpress.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 05, 2011

"Paris Noire" is a complex tale about life for people of color in post-WWII Paris. The main character, Marie-Therese, is an older woman with two grown children. As they deal with their own serious love affairs and attendant complications, she negotiates her own feelings about falling in love with an......more

Goodreads review by Ari on June 05, 2012

I chose that little paragraph as the Incredible Quote because its one of my favorite parts (obviously) because it provides some insight into the time period and Marie Therese's frame of mind without being direct. But it also illustrates a characteristic of this novel that I detested and that is "ove......more

Goodreads review by Denise McLean on February 22, 2018

Charming I enjoyed this book but not as much as her other books ! I found the ending depressing . I know she only wanted her son to be happy but I don't know if I agreed that her solution was the best......more

Goodreads review by Georgina on September 29, 2011

[URL not allowed] When I first heard about Paris Noire, I was actually quite excited to read the novel. I love novels set in and around WW1 and WW11 and felt as though this novel would be full of history, romance and racial prejudice. What more could I ask for? I had seen a few l......more

Goodreads review by Romancing the on October 31, 2011

Reviewed By: JoAnne Review Copy Provided By: Publisher A historical romance that uses Paris and the German occupation of it during World War II as a backdrop. The main thrust of the story is from the Black (therefore Noire in the title) point of view both during and after the war. The storyline also s......more

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