Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing,  May 30th, 2023

Format: ebook

Pages: 464

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

From internationally bestselling author Bryn Turnbull comes a breathtaking novel about art theft and forgery in Nazi-occupied Paris, and two brave women who risk their lives rescuing looted masterpieces from Nazi destruction.

Sophie Dix fled Stuttgart with her brother as the Nazi regime gained power in Germany. Now, with her brother gone and her adopted home city of Paris conquered by the Reich, Sophie reluctantly accepts a position restoring damaged art at the Jeu de Paume museum under the supervision of the ERR—a German art commission using the museum as a repository for art they’ve looted from Jewish families.  

Fabienne Brandt was a rising star in the Parisian bohemian arts movement until the Nazis put a stop to so-called “degenerate” modern art. Still mourning the loss of her firebrand husband, she’s resolved to muddle her way through the occupation in whatever way she can—until her estranged sister-in-law, Sophie, arrives at her door with a stolen painting in hand.

Soon the two women embark upon a plan to save Paris’s “degenerates,” working beneath the noses of Germany’s top art connoisseurs to replace the paintings in the Jeu de Paume with skillful forgeries—but how long can Sophie and Fabienne sustain their masterful illusion?

My Review:

Read if you like: WW2 novels
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The book follows Sophie and Fabienne as they try to save works of art from the Nazis in Paris during WW2.
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Overall, I liked the story and it was well written, but I feel like the saving works of art during WW2 are a bit overdone and that I’ve read enough stories on this topic. The story didn’t fully hook me because of this, unfortunately. The author is a great writer though and I will continue to read anything she writes
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Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of this book!