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The French Photographer Kindle Edition

by Natasha Lester (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,280 ratings
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Inspired by the incredible true story of Lee Miller, Vogue model turned one of the first female war photojournalists, the new novel by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress

Manhattan, Paris, 1942: When Jessica May's successful modelling career is abruptly cut short, she is assigned to the war in Europe as a photojournalist for Vogue. But when she arrives the army men make her life as difficult as possible. Three friendships change that: journalist Martha Gellhorn encourages Jess to bend the rules, paratrooper Dan Hallworth takes her to places to shoot pictures and write stories that matter, and a little girl, Victorine, who has grown up in a field hospital, shows her love. But success comes at a price.

France, 2005: Australian curator D'Arcy Hallworth arrives at a beautiful chateau to manage a famous collection of photographs. What begins as just another job becomes far more disquieting as D'Arcy uncovers the true identity of the mysterious photographer -- and realises that she is connected to D'Arcy's own mother, Victorine.

Crossing a war-torn Europe from Italy to France, The French Photographer is a story of courage, family and forgiveness, by the bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress and A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald.

PRAISE FOR NATASHA LESTER

'Lester deftly darts from Paris in 1941 to New York' The Australian Women's Weekly

'Weaves real characters, events, places and a love of fashion into her captivating tale' Herald Sun

'A fantastically engrossing story. I loved it' KELLY RIMMER

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[A] splendid, breathtaking novel, full of mystery and passion...a must read! -- Jeanne Mackin ― author of The Last Collection

It's one of those wonderful books that sweeps you along, whisking you away from the real world, immersing you in the love, drama and mysteries within its pages. Epic, heart-breaking, it's a book that will stay with me for a very long time. I loved it. -- Jenny Ashcroft

A fascinating and impeccably researched evocation of the New York fashion world during World War Two... and some divine-sounding dresses! -- Gill Paul ― on The Paris Seamstress

A gorgeously rich and romantic novel about young women finding their way in the world. -- Kate Forsyth ― on The Paris Seamstress

An emotional and sweeping tale set against the backdrop of World War II...Rich detail, compelling characters, and an interwoven dual timeline make this an engrossing read for historical fiction fans -- Chanel Cleeton ― USA Today bestselling author of Next Year in Havana

Lester has often been compared to author Kate Morton but with this novel, Lester's fourth, she has come into her own... What Lester does brilliantly is mingle fiction with fact ― The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)

A beautiful story in every way. -- The Lady ― on The Paris Seamstress

A fantastically engrossing story. I loved it.

-- Kelly Rimmer ― on The Paris Seamstress

Historical fiction at its best ― Who Weekly (Australia)

An intensely powerful, beautiful, emotional and moving story that was so hard to put down... I don't think I am going to forget this story for a long time to come' ― Historical Romance Reviews

Jessica May is an extraordinary heroine . . . Natasha Lester's research goes deep, based on the life stories of such iconic figures as Lee Miller and Martha Gellhorn. It's a perfect novel for those who like their heroines gritty, witty, and capable of anything.



This rich, memorable novel unfolds beautifully from start to finish. -- Publishers Weekly ― on The Paris Seamstress

Mystery and romance are expertly combined into one emotionally charged, unforgettable story. ― Publishers Weekly

Intrigue, heartbreak and, ultimately not one, but two heart stopping love stories. I cannot tell you how much I loved this book and I cannot recommend it enough. -- Rachel Burton ― on The Paris Seamstress

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Weaves real characters, events, places and an obvious love of fashion into her captivating tale - Herald Sun

What Lester does brilliantly is mingle fiction with fact - Daily Telegraph

A fantastically engrossing story. I loved it - Kelly Rimmer

The French Photographer should not be underestimated. While it sits within the romance genre, it makes a statement about the treatment of women - the ridiculous rules that once applied to female war correspondents and the rape of civilian women in battle. Natasha Lester alternates between this historical content and its darker themes, and a mysterious contemporary side plot that will keep readers guessing. - Sunday Times

With a sweeping narrative and stacks of romance, this is historical fiction at its best. - Who Weekly

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HP9257N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Australia (26 March 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4002 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 488 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,280 ratings

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Natasha Lester worked as a marketing executive for L'Oréal, managing the Maybelline brand, before returning to university to study creative writing. She completed a Master of Creative Arts and has written several novels including A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald, Her Mother's Secret and The Paris Seamstress. Her sixth novel, The French Photographer, will be published in April 2019.

In her spare time Natasha loves to teach writing, is a sought after public speaker and can often be found playing dress-up with her three children. She lives in Perth.

For all the latest news from Natasha visit:

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liz stapleton
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2021
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Delightful! I really needed to read this book - after my harrowing experience with my previous novel choice (which shall remain nameless - but it was awful) - to allow me to enjoy pleasurable time with my Kindle. Natasha writes a fabulously crafted story with dual timeline and multiple points of view weaving in historical titbits to keep the book grounded in fact. Both of the books I have read from her follow very similar plots with fairly forecastable twists and turns. But thats OK - you don't pick up a Natasha Lester story to be gripped in suspense, you read it, as I did, to relax and yearn for characters as strong and honourable as this to be present in your own life. Both books have left me heartsore - very heartsore because neither work out perfectly for their main heroes and heroines.

And every so often there is a gem in her writing - I picked out a few:

"When does a friend become man? When is the touch of a hand transformed into a caress? When does amity turn instead to desire?"

"... the scent of anguish in the air, a miasma of ash and marshy earth and salted tears."

" How could anyone pick up the life they'd once lived, like a gown that had been tucked away in a forgotten cupboard, slip it back on and resume the smiling and the laughing?"

Five out of five for me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ
Reviewed in Australia on 29 July 2019
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LOVED THIS BOOK, SO WELL WRITTEN.
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Sandy Barker
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathless
Reviewed in Australia on 24 August 2020
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Another stunning book by Natasha Lester. She builds her worlds so evocatively and her research is brilliant. This story left me breathless - I fell in love with our heroine, Jess, and although I could see how the two timelines converged early on, I was excited to read how that would play out. I wasn't disappointed. Highly recommended.
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Rome
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
Reviewed in Australia on 9 May 2020
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Another intriguing tale from Natasha Lester, could not put this down. So many truths from the love in war time to the horrible scenes that women endured in war time. How we have come so far from those days.
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Nic
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and empowering story
Reviewed in Australia on 28 May 2019
There’s plenty to love about this book. It features really strong women, has beautiful love stories and raises some really important questions about how women were treated during and after WWII. It’s also based on a real person, a woman who became a photojournalist during WWII, which was inspiring in itself. It was so refreshing to read such a strong woman in the WWII setting - this woman would have been considered fierce and strong for today’s standards, let along WWII.

The story is told in 2 parts, switching between a modern storyline and then the storyline of Jessica (the photojournalist) during WWII. The modern storyline reads like a contemporary romance with some drama, while the past storyline, set during WWII, was heartbreaking and emotional both because of the war and the epic romance it describes.

However, where the book lost me a little was the last few chapters. It felt like it became this overly complex web of who’s who and became the final page of a mystery book where the entire scheme gets laid out before you and explained. I also was not a fan of the ending, as I don’t think it made a lot of sense. Don’t take that the wrong way because it’s still a brilliant book well worth a read, and I gave it 4 stars, but I think the last few chapters is what made me hold back from a 5 star rating.
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Sharne Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read. Highly recommended
Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2020
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Great story of courage and love. Really good read which leaves you thinking about the characters long after you finish the book. Highly recommended.
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Missamity
3.0 out of 5 stars A strong but not particularly likeable main character
Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2019
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This novel was based on a real person’s experiences and was carefully researched to ensure the background facts were true to life. As a historical account, it was very interesting, but I have only given it three stars because I found Jessica May, the heroine of the novel, to be antipathetic and not a person with whom I would care to spend much time. Natasha Lester has created tough but sympathetic characters- eg the heroine of her earlier novel A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald- but Jessica was not one of them, coming across as someone who sacrificed everything and everyone for her career. Perhaps that is how her real-life model lived, but arguably this is not particularly admirable. Still, that is only my opinion. I also found the ending disappointing.
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jacqui tate
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
Reviewed in Australia on 11 September 2020
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Couldn’t put it down kept going back to see what what was going to happen next
Love story with a cruel twist
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Freckles
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the same book as The Paris Orphan
Reviewed in the United States on 6 February 2023
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This is the very same book as The Paris Orphan and that fact is not so noted in the product listing.
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Lisa Hewitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Good product
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2023
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Arrived promptly in excellent condition for a secondhand book. The books are great the stories are well-written and have a lot of factual information about the period she writes about. Would highly recommend it.
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Amazon Kunde
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story.
Reviewed in Germany on 26 September 2019
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I think she is a great writer, have trouble stopping in between.
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Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 stars Duplicate book under new title
Reviewed in Canada on 14 September 2022
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This book is also sold as The Paris Orphan which I was not aware of when I bought it. I find this practice underhanded. I missed the return deadline as I wasn’t ready to read it before then. The site should clearly indicate that these two books are the same, especially when buying them both at the same time. Definitely not impressed!
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Dorothea Hatch
4.0 out of 5 stars Historically fascinating story line
Reviewed in the United States on 25 February 2022
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Great read. Love all Natasha Lester books, especially The Riviera House. Natasha weaves novels that reveal historical information in such an entertaining way.
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