The French War Bride

<b>World War II Paris serves as the backdrop of a story of compassion, betrayal, and forgiveness from the national bestselling author of <i>The Wedding Tree</i> . . .</b><br> <b> </b><br><b><i>&quot;I never knew what he saw in you.&quot;</i></b><br> <br> At her assisted living center in Wedding Tree, Louisiana, ninety-three-year-old Amélie O'Connor is in the habit of leaving her door open for friends. One day she receives an unexpected visitor - Kat Thompson, the ex-fiancée of her late husband, Jack.<br> <br> Kat and Jack were high school sweethearts who planned to marry when Jack returned from France after World War II. But in a cruel twist of fate, their plans were irrevocably derailed when a desperate French girl overheard an American officer's confession in a Parisian church. . .<br> <br> Now Kat wants to know the truth behind a story that's haunted her whole life. Finding out how Amélie stole Jack's heart will - she thinks - finally bring her peace. As Amélie recalls the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Paris, <i>The French War Bride</i> reveals how history shapes the courses of our lives. . .for better or for worse.<br> <br><b>READERS GUIDE INSIDE</b>