An Emotional WW2 Novel of Dance and Resistance, Inspired by True Stories of Courage
Paris, 1942. Léa is the Prima Ballerina of the Palais Garnier, the star who dances Swan Lake, Giselle, and Don Quixote before an audience of German officers who have claimed her city. But behind the gilded walls of the opera house, Léa carries a secret that could cost her life. And when a German officer begins to see through her mask, the line between hunter and protector blurs into something neither of them can afford to feel.
Paris, 1943. Marguerite was Léa's closest friend, two girls who fled Odessa as children, who grew up sharing a barre and a dream. But war changes everything, and the quiet dancer Léa once knew has become something the world cannot see. When their paths cross again under the shadow of occupation, both women will face impossible choices, and a mission that will demand everything they have left to give.
Brooklyn, 1990. Charlotte always knew her grandmother had been a dancer. She never knew the rest. When she finds a locked drawer containing worn pointe shoes, a faded opera program, and a photograph she cannot explain, she travels to Paris to meet the one woman who remembers, and the story she uncovers will change the meaning of every silence her grandmother ever kept.
A heart-wrenching novel about the women who fought back with beauty as their weapon, and the price they paid for it.
Perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale, Pam Jenoff's The Lost Girls of Paris, and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network.
This is a standalone novel in the Art of Resistance series and can be enjoyed in any order.
Genre: Historical
Paris, 1942. Léa is the Prima Ballerina of the Palais Garnier, the star who dances Swan Lake, Giselle, and Don Quixote before an audience of German officers who have claimed her city. But behind the gilded walls of the opera house, Léa carries a secret that could cost her life. And when a German officer begins to see through her mask, the line between hunter and protector blurs into something neither of them can afford to feel.
Paris, 1943. Marguerite was Léa's closest friend, two girls who fled Odessa as children, who grew up sharing a barre and a dream. But war changes everything, and the quiet dancer Léa once knew has become something the world cannot see. When their paths cross again under the shadow of occupation, both women will face impossible choices, and a mission that will demand everything they have left to give.
Brooklyn, 1990. Charlotte always knew her grandmother had been a dancer. She never knew the rest. When she finds a locked drawer containing worn pointe shoes, a faded opera program, and a photograph she cannot explain, she travels to Paris to meet the one woman who remembers, and the story she uncovers will change the meaning of every silence her grandmother ever kept.
A heart-wrenching novel about the women who fought back with beauty as their weapon, and the price they paid for it.
Perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale, Pam Jenoff's The Lost Girls of Paris, and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network.
This is a standalone novel in the Art of Resistance series and can be enjoyed in any order.
Genre: Historical