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Paris, 1918. The end of war is in sight, and young seamstress Vianne Mercier is longing for the day when she can stop sewing military uniforms and start creating the beautiful dresses that she has been dreaming up in her head.
But just when it seems like peace is within reach, Vianne’s mother and sister are killed in a terrible air raid. To make matters worse, Vianne’s brother has returned home a changed man. Controlling and cruel, he presents Vianne with an ultimatum; give up her dreams of becoming a designer, or be forced onto the streets, penniless and alone.
With nothing left for her in Paris but sad memories, she decides to sail for New York. Determined not to look back, she throws herself into her new life—spending her days sewing dresses for wealthy Upper East Side women, and her evenings dancing the Charleston to Duke Ellington in the new downtown clubs. When Vianne meets handsome Italian Giorgio Conti, he encourages her career, and she feels safe for the first time since she lost her family.
Then news of a terrible accident compels Vianne to suddenly return to France, where she discovers proof of a wartime secret that changes everything she thought she knew about her family. Facing the threat of sickness and ruin, the people who forced Vianne out of her home now suddenly need her help.
Will Vianne find the courage to follow her heart, return to New York and her life with Giorgio? Or will duty bind her to the family she had left behind and force her to remain in France?
From Amazon Charts bestseller Ella Carey comes an utterly gripping and emotional historical wartime novel about the terrible choices people made during humanity’s darkest days. Fans of Fiona Valpy, Rhys Bowen and The Nightingale will adore this novel.
What readers are saying about The Girl from Paris:
“This phenomenal story will touch your heart in so many ways… an amazing escape that you are sure to cherish long after you finish reading… I absolutely loved this amazing story.” Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Wonderful… It gripped me from the first page until the last. The characters are so amazing and relatable… This story kept me glued all the way through… Phenomenal… Outstanding.” @rubie_reads,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“A sweeping romantic epic that will hold readers spellbound… a wonderfully evocative and immensely poignant tale that draws readers in from the first page and keeps them completely and utterly mesmerized.” Bookish Jottings
“A page-turner… fantastic twists and a great deal of romance and drama alongside the backdrop and aftermath of the war in both Paris and America. These twists definitely kept me hooked… an emotional and gripping historical drama.” @iheartbooks1991, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Emotional… If you enjoy historical fiction, you will love this. The perfect book to curl up on the sofa with.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“A fantastic look at New York City during the 1920s… This book is more than just historical fiction - it's a close look at a strong woman who is pursuing her dream as she deals with family, friends, and love.” Girl Who Reads
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date4 January 2022
- File size3357 KB
Product details
- ASIN : B09C2JRTYH
- Publisher : Bookouture (4 January 2022)
- Language : English
- File size : 3357 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 342 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1800192193
- Best Sellers Rank: 31,450 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1,339 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 2,311 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 2,801 in Women's Fiction (Books)
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About the author

Ella Carey is the USA Today and Amazon charts bestselling author of Secrets of Paris series, as well as the standalone kindle bestsellers, Secret Shores, The Things We Don’t Say and Beyond the Horizon, set around the brave, unsung Women’s Airforce Pilots of World War Two.
A New York Secret is the first in Ella's new Daughters of New York series and published on March 12th, 2021. Laced with all the glamour of New York, the book is set in an exquisite Uptown restaurant where Lily Rose is training to become head chef in the 1940's. Ella traveled to New York to research the book, which involved going incognito on foodie tours, visiting some of New York's most famous restaurants, and exploring the atmospheric streets of Greenwich Village. The whole experience resulted in her developing a serious addiction to cannoli, a passion for The Strand Bookstore, a love for The Village, along with six new novels set in New York, all to be published in the coming years.
The second book in the series, The Lost Girl of Berlin, released on July 12th, 2021, and is set in the aftermath of the Second World War amongst the ruins of Berlin and then, in fabulous post war New York, and the third book in the series is The Girl from Paris, telling the story of Vianne Mercier, a Parisian fashion designer who travels to New York, and for whom beautiful couture is a fairytale.
Ella was born in Adelaide, Australia, and was educated at the University of Adelaide, completing a music degree in classical piano at the Elder Conservatorium, and an arts degree with a double major in History and English Literature.
Ella lives in Melbourne, Australia with her family. Ella's house is run by one very elderly and adored Italian Greyhound, and one cute puppy called Sassy who thinks she is the boss! And Ella's garden is managed by four chickens, Miss Pertelote, Annie, Harriet and Fox's Dinner.
Ella has recently signed a nine-book deal with Hachette UK imprint Bookouture. Bookouture have published all of Ella’s previous books, which have reached over one million readers in English alone, and are also publishing Ella's New York series for publication in 2021, 2022 and 2023. This sweeping historical series of six books, featuring unforgettable characters, will tell the stories of dazzling hopes and difficult dreams in America, before, during and after the Second World War.
Ella's New York series and her Paris Secrets Series have been sold for translation into many countries into over twenty languages.
When she’s not writing, Ella enjoys studying Italian, walking along the beach, travelling when she can, and spending time with her family and friends. She also loves to chat with her readers, and would be delighted for you to join her lovely group of long time readers on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ellacareyauthor/, and on her website at www.ellacarey.com, where you can find more information about the background behind her books, and join her mailing list for regular updates about her upcoming novels.
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The Girl from Paris is another great addition to Ella Carey's Daughters of New York series. She blends her fictional tale and characters with known events and historical figures, including Edith Cavell, the British nurse who helped many allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium; Josephine Baker, the American singer; and the bombardment of Paris towards the end of the war by the German Paris Gun manufactured by Krupps.
Carey also brings to life Jazz Age New York, in particular the fashion industry, where the vivid descriptions of the beautiful gowns that Vianne and her colleagues create add to the glitz and glamour of the times.
Ella Carey continues to be one of my favourite authors and I'm eager to read what she writes next.
I received a complimentary copy of this book as a participant in a blog tour.
It is obvious Ms. Carey is a master of her genre and is passionate about France and its magnificent culture. With her apt descriptions, I was creatively transported to Paris and could visualise its beauty and wonder but also the trauma and losses of those present during the first World War. The story, though, does not remain here: it extends across the ocean to New York. With fashion as part of this novel’s fabric, it is not so unusual that aspiring talented Vianne, a seamstress from Paris, pursues her greatest dreams on freer shores.
The majority of the story is focused on Vianne, the centre star but others share the edges of her spotlight. Points of view from a few other key figures add significance to an already fascinating plot. Sometimes the characters’ actions affect Vianne—driving her in directions she may not have gone otherwise. At times a negative action brings about a positive reaction. Out of the ashes of war, beauty rises. Healing comes, too, in the wake of Vianne’s selfless acts. Her concern for others brings out the best in associate characters. Like the sun on the earth, her presence makes things grow. Her brilliant talent reflects in a way that brings other minor roles out into the light. We receive more information about these characters through their own words but we also see how much Vianne plays a part in their lives. The story is complex in many ways with layers that carefully unfold like a flower to reveal an illuminating lustrous whole.
Ms. Carey’s writing style made me feel very much a part of the story and sympathetic to Vianne. I came to love and appreciate this strong yet tender character. I felt her deepest losses (her family) when she was forced to leave her home in Paris but then rejoiced with each accomplishment she achieved on her personal journey. Through all the drama, she did not lose sight of her dreams to become a fashion designer. I particularly enjoyed reading about her beautiful designs: the sparkle and glamour of exquisite clothes that transform women. My heart also ached at the challenges of the past and how hard it was to be an independent woman with a career. So Vianne’s successes held an even sweeter element of victory.
Another admirable characteristic of Vianne is that she never puts her passion to design ahead of those she loves. She is faithful, caring, giving and never haughty or proud. Everything good that her parents taught her comes through in her actions. Her good deeds do not go unnoticed and her own strength fuels others to pick up the slack; freeing her to become the shining star she is meant to be. Of course, not without great challenges or obstacles.
The author has done her research well and utilised some critical events and important people from the past. Some of the inspiration is heart-breaking. Such as the betrayal of Edith Cavell, matron of nurses, (part of a secret underground network behind enemy lines) who helped English solders return safely home to England during the first World War. Also, the shell of the Paris Gun designed by Professor Fritz Rausenberger that hit the Saint-Gerais church causing the roof to collapse and kill eight-five worshipers during a Good Friday service. On the brighter side, figures like Emilie Grigsby seen as one of the most beautiful women in the world and vaudeville entertainer Josephine Baker who appeared in Vogue, both from lowly beginnings, achieved widespread fame yet remained forever generous and caring women to others.
I have not written much about the story’s plot for the joy is in allowing readers to experience this captivating tale for themselves. I will only say that after great personal loss Vianne leaves Paris with a heavy heart and heads to New York. Delightful surprise meetings of key figures set her life in motion from the moment she steps foot on the ship and off.
I urge everyone who loves stunning visual historical fiction to read this novel as your heart will take a journey from heartbreak to the heights of glory, to shock, surprise and then to hard earned happiness. Pick up a copy and fall under the spell of this enchanting story. I give 'The Girl From Paris' a sparkling 5 stars.
Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for a copy to review.
I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it.
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Ella Carey's skill at writing brought her characters right off the page, I felt I was right there with Vianne, admiring her beautiful designs. I felt her joy and her pain, an amazing story and so well written



