Haunting Paris

A Novel

By: Mamta Chaudhry

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Daniel Oreskes

Paris, 1989: Alone in her luminous apartment on Île Saint-Louis, Sylvie discovers a mysterious letter among her late lover Julien’s possessions, launching her into a decades-old search for a child who vanished in the turbulence of the Second World War. She is unaware that she is watched over by Julien’s ghost, his love for her powerful enough to draw him back to this world, though doomed now to remain a silent observer. Sylvie’s quest leads her deep into the secrets of Julien’s past, shedding new light on the dark days of Nazi-occupied Paris. A timeless story of love and loss, Haunting Paris matches emotional intensity with lyrical storytelling to explore grief, family secrets, and the undeniable power of memory.

Ghostly Paris

Exquisite novel which speaks to romantics and non-romantics alike! The author managed to tell a monumental love story by interweaving so many other narrative platforms - themes from classic literature and historical fiction, a deep understanding of classical music traditions, the particular idiosyncrasies of France's role in WWII, the Holocaust, parallel spirit worlds overlapping, AND those crazy Parisians with their dogs and their parades!! - it all worked to keep me totally engaged and wondering what twist the next chapter would bring. And for a story that leans towards darkness, it had some effortless moments of humor.

Couldn’t finish

The male voice put me to sleep every time I listened. I couldn’t finish listening