The Parisians, Marius Gabriel
The Parisians, Marius Gabriel
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The Parisians

Author: Marius Gabriel

Narrator: Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/17/2019

Synopsis

In occupied Paris, one woman risks everything to help bring down the Nazis.Paris, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city—and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses.For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the hotel means denying her nationality and living a lie, every day bringing the danger of discovery closer. When Hitler’s right-hand man moves in and makes her his pet, she sees an opportunity to help the Resistance—and draw closer to Jack, her contact, whose brusque instructions may be a shield for something more…Within the hotel, famed designer Coco Chanel quickly learns that the new regime could work to her benefit, while Arletty, one of France’s best-loved actresses, shocks those around her—and herself—with a forbidden love.But as the war reaches its terrible end, all three women learn the true price of their proximity to the enemy. For in the shadow of war, is anyone truly safe?

About Marius Gabriel

Marius Gabriel was accused by Cosmopolitan magazine of ‘keeping you reading while your dinner burns’. He served his author apprenticeship as a student at Newcastle University, where, to finance his postgraduate research, he wrote thirty-three steamy romances under a pseudonym. Gabriel is the author of several historical novels, including the bestsellers The Seventh Moon, The Original Sin, and the Redcliffe Sisters series, Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye, Take Me to Your Heart Again, and The Designer. His most recent novel is The Ocean Liner. Born in South Africa, he has lived and worked in many countries, and now divides his time between London and Cairo. He has three grown-up children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on January 16, 2019

An interesting look at Paris during World War 2, concentrating on the guests and staff at the plush Ritz hotel. It has a mixture of real and fictional characters, including icons such as fashion designer Coco Chanel and French actress Arletty. We also follow the life of fictional character Olivia Ol......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on January 27, 2020

The Parisians by Marius Gabriel opens just before the outbreak of WW11. American born Olivia is an artist and has moved to Paris to paint. She is desperately short of money and has resorted to trying to selling tourist paintings along the banks of the river Seine. Here she meets Fabrice and with the......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 18, 2021

Struggling American artist Olivia Olsen is living in Paris during WW II, she's of Swedish heritage and she starts working as a chambermaid at the Ritz to pay her rent and buy food. As a chambermaid she has access to rooms and she gains the trust of Hermann Goering a high ranking German officer. Oliv......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on July 20, 2022

I will say this about this book, thank God for Coco Chanel and Arletty! Those two women made the book worthwhile reading. I found the beginning of the book very hard to get into thanks to Olivia Olsen, this young artist who has come to Paris to paint. She's just the kind of character I have a proble......more

Goodreads review by Bookworm on February 16, 2019

The Parisians was a solid account of how WW2 impacted Paris and the role of The Ritz hotel. The story focuses on the lives of 3 women whose paths intersect throughout the war at The Ritz. The author includes historical characters including a famous French actress named Arletty and the infamous Coco......more

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