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Violence
Some
Nazi occupation violence; the loss of a child in wartime; some deaths
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Wartime romance; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Period drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A mother's decades-long grief over a lost child; the trauma of occupation; generational secrets with lasting wounds
What this book is about
Paris, 1942. Elise is a young mother living under German occupation when her daughter Lucie vanishes during a chaotic street raid. Decades later, a Seattle woman named Juliet discovers a photograph and a story that may connect her family to Elise's search. Kristin Harmel's dual-timeline WWII novel is built on the specific anguish of a mother searching for a child lost to war — and the extraordinary persistence of love across generations.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
the loss of a child as the central wound
WWII occupation and Nazi violence
profound grief across a lifetime
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