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This HF novel was inspired by the life of US heiress Mary Jayne Gold who aided in the escape of artists and intellectuals out of Nazi occupied France in WWII. Friendship and selflessness are significant themes, especially between the protag Nanee and photographer Édouard Moss.

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This book was difficult to get into. I was about halfway through it before it sparked my interest. It also seemed really disjointed, not flowing smoothly. Fortunately, I was already familiar with Varian Fry‘s work so that held my interest. But from the beginning, I loved Nanée‘s canine companion Dagobert.

📖 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈✈️

I loved 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 by 𝐌𝐞𝐠 𝗪𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐧, so was thrilled to receive a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 from Harper Perennial & Bibliolifestyle. The temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling, & I am spending this evening snuggled up in my favorite chair, thoroughly absorbed in another story about a brave woman who flew during WWII.

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I'm excited to read 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 by 𝐌𝐞𝐠 𝗪𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐧. The story was inspired by Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists & intellectuals out of France during World War II. In Clayton's imagining, Naneé is a young American heiress who becomes known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding.

Sometimes a quote from a book just gut punches you so much that re-reading it no fewer than 10 times is required. Wow. 🤯🤩💟
“An artist was driven to create art even in the worst of times. Perhaps especially then.” - Edouard Moss from “The Postmistress of Paris” by Meg Waite Clayton

For #readparis #travelthroughbooks I finally picked this one up. Although I‘m a little burned out on WWII set stories there was something about this one that kept me hooked. I totally recommend this book. #bookspin #bigjunereadathon @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick

This is based on American heiress Mary Jayne Gold who, along with Varian Fry and others, worked to get artists and intellectuals out of France during WWII.

This one is on my never ending TBR 😬

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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This 📖 is about the strength of women, found family, & the collective determination for survival. This 📖 is based on the life of Mary Jane Gold & Varian Fry. It is a well-written account of a woman who wields her power to resist an oppressive regime while also confronting her own demons. If you are interested in HisFic📚about strong women, or the power of art to heal, capture/create realities, & for survival, choose this book.

My crime: Having the nerve to read while his treat ball is clearly empty. He is pupset and feeling all sorts of Judgy Mcjudgerson about it.

The book was getting more attention than him. He decided to change the problematic situation.

New Year‘s resolution: Get back to Litsy!!! 😬
Great book! Hope everyone is well. 💜💜💜

Here‘s a cute poem the author, Meg Waite Clayton wrote in grade school. She shared this at a virtually author event. This tagged book sounds great

It always surprises me how many different stories are out there about the female heroes of WWII. This one is inspired “by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of France“. I particularly liked the character of the little girl, Luki. It both entertained me and educated me, which is what I look for in historical fiction. I gave it 4/5 stars.