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The Beautiful American
The Beautiful American
Author: Jeanne Mackin
[Read by Kate Reading] — From Paris in the 1920s to London after the Blitz, two women find that a secret from their past reverberates through years of joy and sorrow. — As recovery from World War II begins, expatriate American Nora Tours travels from her home in southern France to London in search of her missing sixteen-year-old daughter. There sh...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781483007267
ISBN-10: 148300726X
Publication Date: 6/3/2014
Pages: 1
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback
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Nora follows a boy across the world and they end up in Paris where they reconnect with a childhood friend who has made a name for herself and they are introduced to the glamorous side of Paris. Things combust and World War II takes it toll on the world.

The one thing that kept me reading from beginning to end was the ability to see Paris through an American's viewpoint and watching the beginning of Hitler's reign through her eyes. It took quite a few pages to get to that point, but I cherished her descriptions of watching World War II impact Paris but in her heart being an American. On the flip side, I found Nora to be whining and frustrating. I wanted her to grow up and felt that she honestly didn't have much personal growth through her journey.


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