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Name of Book: Moonlight Over Paris Author: Jennifer Robson ISBN: 978-0-06-238982-4 Publisher: William Morrow Type of book: Paris France, 1923-1925, history, friendship, family, finding self, romance, art, writing, daily life, class differences, Year it was published: 2016 Summary: USA Today and internationally bestselling author Jennifer Robson takes readers to 1920s Paris in an enthralling new historical novel that tells the riveting story of an English lady who trades in her staid aristocratic life for the mesmerizing salons and the heady world of the Lost Generation. It’s the spring of 1924, and Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr has just arrived in France. On the mend after a near-fatal illness, she is ready to embrace the restless, heady allure of the City of Lights. Her parents have given her one year to live with her eccentric aunt in Paris and Helena means to make the most of her time. She’s quickly drawn into the world of the Lost Generation and its circle...

Name of Book: After the War is Over Author: Jennifer Robson ISBN: 978-0-06-233463-3 Publisher: William and Morrow Part of a Series: Somewhere in France is the prequel Type of book: effects of after the war, governess, class difference, wealth, shell shock, poverty, newspaper, riots, Great Britain, 1919-1920, 1907,1911 secrets, romance, recovery, women's rights and education Year it was published: 2015 Summary: The internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novel—a tale of class, love, and freedom—in which a young woman must fnd her place in a world forever changed After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys ...

Name of Book: Somewhere in France Author: Jennifer Robson ISBN: 978-0-06-227345-1 Publisher: William Morrow Type of book: 1914-1919, WWI, Great Britain, France, war doctors, drivers, battles, dance, aristocracy, disobedience, women taking over men's jobs Year it was published: 2014 Summary: Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lily from following her heart. When war breaks out, the spirited young woman seizes her chance for independence. Defying her parents, she moves to London and eventually becomes an ambulance driver in the newly formed Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps—an exciting and treacherous job that takes her close to the Western Front. Assigned to a field hospital in France, Lily is reunited with Robert Fraser, her dear brother Edward’s best friend. The handsome Scottish surgeon has ...