The French Gift: A Heartbreaking WWII Novel of Female Friendship and Secrets in Occupied France

From Kirsty Manning, author of The Song of the JadeLily, comes a gripping World War II set historical novel about murder,secrets, and survival. A forgotten manuscript that threatens to unravel thepast…Fresne Prison, 1940: A former maid at a luxury villaon the Riviera, Margot Bisset finds herself in a prison cell with writer andFrench Resistance fighter Joséphine Murant. Together, they are transferred to awork camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bindthem for generations to come.Paris, around about now: Evie Black lives in Pariswith her teenage son, Hugo, above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique.Life would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of herlife.When a letter arrives regarding the legacy of her husband’sgreat-aunt, Joséphine Murant, Evie clutches at an opportunity to spend one lastmagical summer with her son. They travel together to Joséphine’s house, nowtheirs, on the Côte d’Azur. Here, Evie unravels the official story of thisfamous novelist, and the truth of a murder a lifetime ago. Along the way, shewill discover the little-known true story of the women who were enslaved byGerman forces in WWII.Bringing together the present and the past, The FrenchGift is a tender and heartbreaking story of female friendship, sacrificeand loss, and the promise of new love.