{"product_id":"bxosly-the-paris-affair-9781035407774","title":"The Paris Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Paris Affair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first in Muna Shehadi's powerful dual-time narrative series, with cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas, 1915, a grieving father gives his motherless daughter an exquisite, one-of-a-kind A. Marque doll, one she'd gladly exchange for her heart's desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer, 1975, sheltered Midwesterner Helen Kenyon is set to marry her college sweetheart, when she jumps at the opportunity to spend six months in Paris. With fellow Americans Lilianne and Connie and an 'adopted' antique doll, Helen plunges into a heady world of high culture and champagne. But it's the charismatic photojournalist, Gilles Aubert, who tempts her to change her future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifty years later, Teresa Clark dutifully accepts the job of preparing her estranged Grandma Helen's Kansas ranch for sale, only to find Helen bears little resemblance to the philandering drunk of her mother's stories. Not until she uncovers mementos of Helen's past and the astonishing secret of a well-preserved antique doll, does Teresa gain strength to face multiple truths - about her family, herself, and what life she'll choose for her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe subsequent books in the series,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Jewel of Cairo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Temptations of Crete\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill follow Lilianne and Connie's own remarkable journeys from where their time in Paris together left off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't miss Muna Shehadi's other captivating novels:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Summer Sister, The Winter Sister, The Spring Sister\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe First Wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588750180558,"sku":"9781035407774","price":22.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781035407774_i.jpg?v=1788941806","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosly-the-paris-affair-9781035407774","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}