Until Leaves Fall in Paris

By: Sarah Sundin

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

As the Nazis march toward Paris in 1940, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. Lucie struggles to run Green Leaf Books due to oppressive German laws and harsh conditions, but she finds a way to aid the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books.

Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. After they meet in the bookstore, Paul and Lucie are drawn to each other, but she rejects him when she discovers he sells to the Germans. And for Paul to win her trust would mean betraying his mission.

Master of WWII-era fiction Sarah Sundin invites you onto the streets of occupied Paris to discover whether love or duty will prevail.

©2022 Sarah Sundin (P)2022 Tantor

A great story based on WWII history

Great story that shows the shades of gray existing during war time. If you speak French, you might be annoyed by the narrator’s mistakes in pronouncing certain French words (Lyon as Lion rather than Lee-ohn and Tuileries as Too-lerees rather than Twee-leree, etc.) but overall she does a decent job separating the voices of the characters. Definitely one of Sarah Sundin’s best.

Amazing

I decided to read this book because it was the July Reading Challenge on Lisa Prysock’s FB group. I am so glad I did. The characters and story are amazing. I can’t wait to read (or listen to) more books by Sarah Sundin.

Beautiful love story!

Beautiful story that left me on the edge of my seat! Very captivating. Well written and I enjoyed it very much.

Outstanding

Outstanding insight into occupied Paris, and as expected, wonderful characters and writing. Sundin is a master at ww2 era stories.

Another great book from Sarah Sundin

The narrator did a great job with the story. And Sarah Sundin has written another wonderful book that helps to educate the reader about WW 2, appreciate God's gifts in our lives, and interest the readers in the characters she creates.