The Last Hours in Paris

A Novel

By: Ruth Druart

Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Jess Nesling, Ben Jacobsen

From the author of While Paris Slept comes a story of great love, betrayal, and redemption, set in WWII and 1960s France and England.

"Words are power. They can bring you down, lift you up, make your heart soar, make you fall in love. Or make you hate."

Paris 1944. Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love…and to hate. Her fiancé, a young French soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line. Living amongst the enemy, Elise must keep her rage buried deep within.

Sebastian Kleinhaus no longer recognizes himself. Forced to join the Third Reich and wear a uniform he despises, he longs for a way out. For someone, anyone, to be his salvation.

Brittany 1963. Reaching for the suitcase under her mother’s bed, eighteen-year-old Josephine Chevalier uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core. Determined to find the truth, she travels to Paris where she learns the story of a forbidden love as a city fought for its freedom. Of the last stolen hours before the first light of liberation. And of a betrayal so deep that it would irrevocably change the course of two young lives life forever.

Critic reviews

"[Ruth Druart] made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both beautiful, selfless love and terrible, heartbreaking cruelty." —Natasha Lester, Author of The Paris Secret, Praise for While Paris Slept

"[Ruth Druart is] a brilliant and bold new novelist . . . [she] fills each page with thrilling suspense, uncommon emotional depth, and fascinating characters."—Imogen Kealey, Author of Liberation, Praise for While Paris Slept

"Good people coping with an impossible situation are at the heart of Druart’s [writing]."—Publishers Weekly, Praise for While Paris Slept

"Druart penetrates to the heart of . . . emotional questions."—Historical Novel Society, Praise for While Paris Slept

Excellent!

I will definitely be reading more from this author, and I enjoyed all three of the narrators, I will look for them in other audible books. I am so grateful for Audible!

Great book

I really enjoyed listening to this story. Such a sad horrible time in history. Man’s inhumanity to man is deplorable.

Long but worth it

As a reader of historical fiction at first thought I would not like the way this was framed… Dates locations and names for each chapter. But I got so caught up in it intriguing story that I just couldn’t wait for the next segment. My heart broke for the challenges they faced. I’m sure there were many such stories during those days of war.

Prefer Author’s First Book

Enjoyed this story and found the narration to be pretty terrific, but still think that While Paris Slept is a much better read….

Really enjoyed it

Captivating and inspiring story. Good narration and performance. Definitely will be reading more books by this author