Moonlight Over Paris

Author: Jennifer Robson
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins, 2016
Pages: 352
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Spring 1924: Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left her near death, Lady Helena Montague-Douglas-Parr vows that for once she will live life on her own terms. Breaking free from the stifling social constraints of the aristocratic society in which she was raised, she travels to France to stay with her free spirited aunt. For one year, she will simply be Miss Parr. She will explore the picturesque streets of Paris, meet people who know nothing of her past - and pursue her dream of becoming an artist.

A few years after the Great War's end, the City of Light is a bohemian paradise teeming with actors, painters, writers, and a lively coterie of American expatriates who welcome Helena into their romantic and exciting circle. Among them in Sam Howard, an irascible and infuriatingly honest correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Dangerously attractive and deeply scarred by the horror and carnage of the war, Sam is unlike any man she has ever encountered. He calls her Ellie, sees her as no one else has before, and offers her a glimpse of a future that is both irresistible and impossible.

As Paris rises phoenix-like from the ashes of the Great War, so too does Helena. Though she's shed her old self, she's still uncertain of what she will become and where she belongs. 

Review: Unbeknownst to me, this is actually the third novel in The Great War series. I read the first way back in 2014, Somewhere in France. I picked up the Moonlight Over Paris off a historical fiction shelf at my local library. I do plan to read the second novel, After the War is Over, but when I realized I was reading the series out of order, I was enjoying Moonlight Over Paris too much to quit (or postpone). These are standalone novels so it's not an issue.

Jennifer Robson Novels
Somewhere in France