Les Parisiennes

Zusatztext 'Anne Sebba's tour de force of research and reflection ! Les Parisiennes ! is a testament of silk and sacrifice; of choices to resist or collaborate with the Nazis; of dalliance! defiance! and survival that turned on a concierge's random kindness or a stick of gelignite strapped to the chest . . . Sebba sources first-time stories of wartime women and records tales of collaboration horizontale with real sensitivity for the 'moral ambiguity' of those who exchanged sexual favours for privileges - or survival . . . extraordinary and evocative ' Informationen zum Autor Anne Sebba is one of Britain's most distinguished biographers. Formerly a Reuters correspondent based in London and Rome, she has written ten works of non-fiction, mostly about iconic women, and presented BBC radio documentaries. She is the author of the international bestsellers That Woman , an acclaimed biography of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and Les Parisiennes : How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died Under Nazi Occupation . She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and lives in Richmond, Surrey. Klappentext A history of the women of Paris during the 1940s, both under Occupation and after Liberation. A true story of fear, deprivation and secrets, with glamour and determination. Now in paperback. For readers of Suite Francaise and Paris Echo , Les Parisiennes recounts the true stories of Parisian women during and after the Second World War. Zusammenfassung For readers of Suite Francaise and Paris Echo, Les Parisiennes recounts the true stories of Parisian women during and after the Second World War.

'Anne Sebba's tour de force of research and reflection, Les Parisiennes, is a testament of silk and sacrifice; of choices to resist or collaborate with the Nazis; of dalliance, defiance, and survival that turned on a concierge's random kindness or a stick of gelignite strapped to the chest . . . Sebba sources first-time stories of wartime women and records tales of collaboration horizontale with real sensitivity for the 'moral ambiguity' of those who exchanged sexual favours for privileges - or survival . . . extraordinary and evocative'

Préface
For readers of Suite Francaise and Paris Echo, Les Parisiennes recounts the true stories of Parisian women during and after the Second World War.

Auteur
Anne Sebba is one of Britain's most distinguished biographers. Formerly a Reuters correspondent based in London and Rome, she has written ten works of non-fiction, mostly about iconic women, and presented BBC radio documentaries. She is the author of the international bestsellers That Woman, an acclaimed biography of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died Under Nazi Occupation. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and lives in Richmond, Surrey.

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A history of the women of Paris during the 1940s, both under Occupation and after Liberation. A true story of fear, deprivation and secrets, with glamour and determination. Now in paperback.

Résumé
For readers of Suite Francaise and Paris Echo, Les Parisiennes recounts the true stories of Parisian women during and after the Second World War.