The Paris Affair, Melanie Hudson
The Paris Affair, Melanie Hudson
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The Paris Affair

Author: Melanie Hudson

Narrator: John Sackville

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/16/2022


Synopsis

Sebastian Faulks’s meets Kristin Hannah’s in this moving and powerful novel about love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit. Readers are loving : Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor, Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly-held beliefs. And just at the moment Sebastian discovers love for the first time war is on the horizon once again, threatening not just his peace of mind… As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the peace-loving man he has become or stand up and fight for his principles? When he and Sophie are separated, Sebastian is left realising love may have eluded him forever. Until a chance meeting in Paris sets the wheels in motion for a dangerously devastating love affair. ‘A brilliant and very unique book…’ Kayla ‘…it took me by surprise’ Christy ‘Riveting…suspensful, tense and emotional’ Karyn ‘A great read… highly recommended’ Lesley ‘Carefully plotted… I hated to put the book down’ Sheri ‘The plot is well paced and structured and it pulled me into the deception, suspense and tension…’ Norma ‘It should be made into a film, as the writing is so beautifully visual and presses all the emotional buttons’ Mandy ‘An read from beginning to end…The historical research that has gone into this book is incredible. A fantastic story. ’ Amy ‘…Romance, history, and of course, the beautiful writing of Melanie Hudson make this an excellent addition to the WWII canon and’ Tiffany

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on August 27, 2022

Sebastian Braun was only a teenager when he fought for Germany in The Great War, he was so traumatized by his experiences, he left Germany, vowed he would never pick up a gun again and studied medicine. Instead of taking lives, he now saves them, he lives in the Island of Sark and it’s part of the E......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on August 30, 2022

The Paris Affair is a brilliant and very unique book - told from the first person perspective of the main character, Sebastian Braun. Sebastian is a German veteran of the First World War that has made a home and life for himself on the Channel Island of Sark. He is a smart, well-spoken and easily li......more

Goodreads review by Christy on November 25, 2022

'The Paris Affair' is a quirky, yet thoughtful and unpredictable story. Sebastian Braun recounts his tale while sitting in prison, to the prison priest., 'Can a man of evil deeds ever wash himself clean or are his future actions forever to be tarnished...?'. We slowly learn how Sebastian may have be......more

Goodreads review by Becky on August 19, 2022

This was an absolutely enthralling read from beginning to end. A real page turner, I couldn’t put it down. Melanie Hudson’s books just get better and better. Set in WW2 Sebastian is in a nazi prison in Paris waiting to be taken to be executed, during these days he tells his life story to the prison......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on August 27, 2022

I love a good WWII tale. My thoughts are, if these stories aren’t shared, we will never learn from the past. This book was particularly magical as it was a mixture of real facts and people and fictional events. The characters were so loveable and the twists and turns of their lives reflected the sac......more


Quotes

Readers love ‘OK…. I’ve finished the book. Holy ******… in the last 15% just so I didn’t break down in a flood of tears’ Zoe Hartgen ‘Read the first chapter and !’ Skye’s Mum ‘If you make it ’ Tracey Shults ‘I just until finished’ Jeanette ‘Captures those in dangerous and desperate times…beautiful, and ’ Cheryl M-M ‘Jam packed full of emotion…I don't usually read historical fiction but ’ Jennie Scanlan ‘I can this beautiful tale of love, sacrifice, friendship, courage and so much more’ Nessa Stimpson