All the Flowers in Paris: A Novel

€œSarah Jio weaves past and present in this eminently readable novel about love, gratitude, and forgiveness. I tore through the pages!€€"New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline

Two women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love letters, and shocking secrets sweeping from World War II to the present€"for readers of Sarah€s Key and The Nightingale.

When Caroline wakes up in a Paris hospital with no memory of her past, she€s confused to learn that for years she€s lived a sad, reclusive life in a sprawling apartment on the rue Cler. Slowly regaining vague memories of a man and a young child, she vows to piece her life back together€"though she can€t help but feel she may be in danger. A budding friendship with the chef of a charming nearby restaurant takes her mind off her foggy past, as does a startling mystery from decades prior.

In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young widow named C©line is trying to build a new life for her daughter while working in her father€s flower shop and hoping to find love again. Then a ruthless German officer discovers her Jewish ancestry and C©line is forced to play a dangerous game to secure the safety of her loved ones. When her worst fears come true, she must fight back in order to save the person she loves most: her daughter.

When Caroline discovers C©line€s letters tucked away in a closet, she realizes that her apartment harbors dark secrets€"and that she may have more in common with C©line than she could have ever imagined.

All the Flowers in Paris is an emotionally captivating novel rooted in the resiliency and strength of the human spirit, the steadfastness of a mother€s love, and the many complex layers of the heart€"especially its capacity to forgive.

€œHeart-stopping . . . Fans of emotional, romantic stories set during World War II will enjoy this heartbreaking tale of love and loss.€€"Booklist