The Paris Model
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The Paris Model
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Narrated by:
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Danielle Carter
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By:
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Alexandra Joel
About this listen
"Captivating and evocative." (Tania Blanchard, author of The Girl from Munich)
Sometimes you have to lose everything to find yourself....
A stunning novel of love, betrayal, and family secrets for all fans of Fiona McIntosh and Natasha Lester.
After a shocking discovery, Grace Woods leaves her vast Australian sheep station and travels to tumultuous postwar Paris in order to find her true identity.
While working as a mannequin for Christian Dior, the world's newly acclaimed emperor of fashion, Grace mixes with counts and princesses, authors and artists, diplomats and politicians.
But when Grace falls for handsome Philippe Boyer, she doesn't know that he is leading a double life, nor that his past might inflict devastating consequences upon her. As she is drawn into Philippe's dangerous world of international espionage, Grace discovers both the shattering truth of her origins - and that her life is in peril.
Inspired by an astonishing true story, The Paris Model is a tale of glamour, family secrets, and heartbreak that takes you from the rolling plains of country Australia to the elegant salons of Paris.
"A wonderful, immersive historical novel." (New Idea)
"A charming tale rich with family and fashion." (Belinda Alexandra)
"The cracking plot and the general glamour carry the reader along." (Sydney Morning Herald)
"This gorgeous historical is the perfect summer escape. Post-World War 2 Paris literally drips from the page. Grace is a wonderful protagonist and surrounded by well-drawn and often fabulous characters, and Joel's prose is rich and descriptive. Highly enjoyable." (Better Reading)
©2020 Alexandra Joel (P)2020 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about The Paris Model
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- Anonymous User
- 01-02-2021
An interesting story
Good narrative and interesting twists. A bit too much name dropping. However, the author’s note did verify the facts had been researched.
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- Annie
- 14-03-2022
Good story almost ruined by the narration
I enjoyed the story, but the narration was terrible to the point of wondering whether the book was poorly written or just being poorly read. The author is definitely an ‘over describer’.
The narrator had a pleasant voice, but the timing and intonation were totally wrong.
Still worth a listen though, just could have been read much better.
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- Blossominoz
- 10-01-2021
An Extraordinary Tale
A wonderful story, beautifully written. I couldn't stop listening. Poignant and raw at times, funny and fast paced at others. I loved hearing about the real people who visited Paris in the 40s. The narrator had a lovely voice, but problems with unnecessary pauses and mispronunciation of English words spoiled it for me. The sound editing needed work. Highly recommend.
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- Michelle E Evans
- 15-05-2021
Well worth the listen - really enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed this book being my first “Audible” novel - well spoken and read! Not to be missed
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- Tanveer
- 16-01-2021
Loved the story
This book exceeded my expectation. was very slow in the beginning, almost wanted to stop listening. But slowly grabbed my attention. One thing that really annoyed me was the excessive use of French accent, some of the pronunciation was so hard to understand I had to repeat the parts 3-4 times.
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- Jan S.
- 11-02-2021
Fascinating book
This book left me wanting to know more about the characters, post war France and the true story behind the book. It is a lovely story, very interesting, I couldn't stop listening. Well worth buying..
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- Maggie Hogan
- 22-03-2021
Very bad narration
I found it very hard to listen to this book as the narrators French accent was abominable I could not listen to another one narrated by her
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-03-2021
Loved it!
This was my first audio book and I was hooked! I loved the story line, historical facts, the whole insight to CD atelier and Paris. At times I could imagine myself in Paris! Beautiful main character who is Australian. I reccomend reading it!
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- Robbie
- 20-04-2021
Really???
This story starts out okay but becomes pretty unbelievable and soapy that I couldn't make it to the end much as I tried.
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- Paddington
- 09-03-2020
Fascinating novel
Based on a true story during and post WW2, with a fascinating connection between country NSW and high fashion in Paris. From great tragedy life unfolds in unpredictable ways.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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