Heather Morris

St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor Present #1 Bestselling Historical Fiction Author Heather Morris

Author of “The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse”

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” returns with a masterful new novel that captures the astonishing bravery of ordinary people in extraordinary times. In 1942, the Nazis come for a Jewish family living in occupied Paris. In the chaos of their arrest, eleven-year-old Josephine runs to the only person she can trust: her piano teacher, Andrée Levallois, a secret French Resistance operative. But soon the authorities close in, and both Andrée and Josie are caught in a desperate race to stay alive. Based on historical events, Heather Morris has written a story of breathtaking beauty, at once gripping, heartbreaking, and uplifting.

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