{"product_id":"last-fashion-house-in-paris","title":"Last Fashion House in Paris, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the heart of occupied WWII Paris, an elegant fashion house is the unlikely headquarters of a daring resistance network. Behind closed doors, courageous women vie to save loved ones and strangers alike from the Nazis in this powerful story of survival, friendship, and second chances.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrance, 1942\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce, Paulette Leblanc spent her days flirting, shopping, and drawing elegant dresses in her sketchpad. Then German tanks rolled into France, and a reckless romance turned into deep betrayal. Blaming herself for her mother's arrest by the Gestapo, Paulette is sent away to begin a new life in Paris, working as apprentice to fashion designer Sabine Ballard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Maison de Ballard is no ordinary fashion house. While seamstresses create the perfect couture gowns, clandestine deals and secrets take place out of sight. Mademoiselle Ballard is head of a vast network of resistance fighters - including Paulette's co-worker and friend Nicolle Cadieux - who help escort downed military men and Jewish families to safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon Paulette is recruited as a spy. Working as a seamstress by day, gathering information at glamorous parties by night, Paulette at last has a chance to earn the redemption she craves. But as the SS closes in, and Nicolle goes missing, Paulette must make life-or-death decisions about who to trust, who to love, and who to leave behind...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43386255704098,"sku":"9781038939654","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template--75_be5d1bbd-9a5c-45ec-a8a9-26c2c7273175.jpg?v=1735339131","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/last-fashion-house-in-paris","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}