July 2, 2020
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
#throwbackthursday
I’m linking up today with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday.
This year as part of Blog Audit Challenge 2020 I’m going back to update older review posts. On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads, and today I’m sharing my review of Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb….an endearing love story with a WW1 backdrop. I must note before starting that these Throw Back Thursday posts are like visiting old, dear friends and today’s story is on my lifetime favorites list…so, it’s a special joy to introduce you to this lovely story!
War changes everything…
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Genre/Categories: historical fiction (WW 1), epistolary, war, romantic
My Summary:
“At the beginning of WW 1 as Evie watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas, leave for the front, she (and nearly everyone) naively believes the war will be over by Christmas. To keep their spirits up, the three make plans for celebrating Christmas in Paris. The Great War, as we know from history, turned out much differently. While Thomas and Will struggle with the horrific realities of war, Evie does her part by writing to each of them. Through letters, Evie and Thomas grow fond of each other and find it easy to share their deepest hopes and fears through letters. Evie is a high-spirited, determined, and independent young woman who wants to more fully participate in the war effort. Through her interests in writing, she writes columns for a newspaper on the topic of war from a woman’s point of view. These columns become more controversial as she finds it difficult to write anything but the truth. Eventually, she travels to France to be closer to the front as she wants to contribute to the war effort in a more significant way. Will Evie and Thomas and their love survive the war? Will they ever make it to Paris to celebrate Christmas?”
Continue here for my full review of Last Christmas in Paris …
QOTD: Have you read Last Christmas in Paris or is it on your TBR?
Been a year since I read any World War novel and THIS SEEMS THE PERFECT ONE TO CHANGE THAT! 😍 + I love the cover. I think I am going to add this one to my tbr!
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If you like Epistolary I think you’d like this one! Also WW1 is a nice change from WW11
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I loved this book. The last pages had me on tears on the bus! 💕
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So bittersweet! 💔
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Loved this book!
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I’m happy to hear we both love it!
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This book looks so good! I might add it to my tbr
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I hope you love it!
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With me planning on doing a Christmas Readathon in September and October, this sounds like a perfect one to add to my list of possibilities. Sounds like one I would enjoy on a couple of fronts.
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I think you’ll love the memorable story Carla…..but the title is a bit misleading…it’s not a Christmas story. The war was supposed to be over by Christmas and they talked of celebrating in Paris when the war was over…..well the war went on for several years. The story ends inParis at Christmastime but not the way it was planned. Still, a not to be missed story! On my lifetime favs list! Happy reading!
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It could fit nicely in between my Christmas boks.
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