World War II Paris serves as the backdrop of a story of compassion, betrayal, and forgiveness from the national bestselling author of The Wedding Tree . . .
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€œI never knew what he saw in you.€Â
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At her assisted living center in Wedding Tree, Louisiana, ninety-three-year-old Am©lie O€Connor is in the habit of leaving her door open for friends. One day she receives an unexpected visitor€"Kat Thompson, the ex-fianc©e of her late husband, Jack.
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Kat and Jack were high school sweethearts who planned to marry when Jack returned from France after World War II. But in a cruel twist of fate, their plans were irrevocably derailed when a desperate French girl overheard an American officer€s confession in a Parisian church. . .
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Now Kat wants to know the truth behind a story that€s haunted her whole life. Finding out how Am©lie stole Jack€s heart will€"she thinks€"finally bring her peace. As Am©lie recalls the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Paris, The French War Bride reveals how history shapes the courses of our lives. . .for better or for worse.
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