The Paris Housekeeper

By: Renee Ryan

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Callie Beaulieu, Henrietta Meire

From the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and resilience in World War II Paris and one woman who must face impossible choices to survive…

Paris, 1940

German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave. Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hôtel Ritz, must stay to support her family back home in Brittany. Desperate to earn money, Camille also acts as a lady’s maid for longtime guest Vivian Miller, a glamorous American widow—and a Nazi sympathizer.

Despite her distrust of the woman, Camille turns to Vivian when her friend and fellow hotel maid Rachel Berman needs help getting out of Paris. It’s then that Camille discovers that Vivian is not what she seems… The American has been using her wealth and connections to secretly obtain travel papers for Jewish refugees.

While they're hiding Rachel in an underground bunker under a Nazi’s nose, a daring escape plan is hatched. But as the net grows tighter, and the Germans more ruthless, Camille’s courage will be tested to the extreme…



“Renee Ryan is a brilliant storyteller.”
—Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Librarian Spy

The story was captivating

I really enjoyed all of the stories that intertwined within each other. The ending was unexpected and I enjoyed the book from start to finish. The narrator was great!

Wonderful narrator

Wonderful story line with suspense . Characters come to life by Narrator. You will find yourself rooting for characters

Exciting

Started off a little slow but the story is excellent. They’ve made movies with similar story lines. I’m glad it had a happy ending which probably didn’t happen very often in real life.

Decent

I wouldn't say I couldn't put it down. The American narrator's style actually drove me crazy, with every other word starting with an 'ehhh-' sound and an awkward cadence. The French accents were awful. The story itself was an interesting perspective less common in WWII novels, even if there were bits that were eye-roll worthy for me. It's a bit slow, but not a bad book.

Fantastic look into the secret world of Americans in France during WWII

Fantastic look into the secret world of Americans in France during WWII: the role that Americans played to aid in the rescue of French Jews.