{"product_id":"9780751573077-paris-seamstress","title":"The Paris Seamstress","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransporting, Twisting, the Most Heartbreaking Novel You'll Read This Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow much will Estella sacrifice to make her mark?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEpic and sweeping historical fiction perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Kate Furnivall and Penny Vincenzi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**THE FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER is now available in ebook**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This has to be the most beautiful book I've read in a very long time' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best book I have read!' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superbly written with characters I truly cared and worried about' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you like Kate Morton or Lucinda Riley, you'll like this too' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrossing generations, society's boundaries and international turmoil, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Seamstress\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling, transporting story perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Kate Furnivall, Kate Morton and Penny Vincenzi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat must Estella sacrifice to make her mark?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1940: \u003c\/b\u003eParisian seamstress \u003cb\u003eEstella Bissette\u003c\/b\u003e is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. 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