The Lost Dressmaker of Paris

By: Suzanne Fortin

Narrated by: Imogen Church

When Darcie takes possession of an old suitcase abandoned in a railway station locker, she doesn't know what to expect.

Opening the stiff clasps, she discovers a beautiful silk evening dress for the 1940s, lovingly folded, and a notebook full of sketches. Written inside the cover is the name: Nathalie Leroux

Who was Nathalie? Why did she leave this at the station eighty years ago? And what stopped her from returning for it?

Darcie's quest for answers will draw her into the dangerous world of the French resistance as she works to uncover the truth about a devastating wartime secret.

But is Darcie prepared for what she will find? And for the power of Nathalie secrets to change her world forever...

A heartbreaking and epic wartime story of the bravery of ordinary women and the enduring power of love. Fans of Kate Quinn, Pan Jenoff and Suzanne Goldring will be hooked from the very start.©2023 Suzanne Fortin (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK

DNF

The dialogue and narration of this put it on the YA bookshelf for me. If one of those factors had more to offer, I would have stuck with it. However, a narration that has the quality of a gossip novel and the plain storytelling together was too much. I listen to over 100 books/year so can plow through some of the worst narration or hole-filled story lines. Very disappointed because of the advertised subject.