{"product_id":"9781035407781","title":"The Paris Affair","description":"Author: Muna Shehadi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035407781\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;From Kansas to Paris, get ready to be swept away into a world of high culture, champagne and family secrets.\u0026lt;\/h2\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Paris Affair is the first in Muna Shehadi's spellbinding dual-time narrative series, with cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_______________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christmas, 1915. A grieving father gives his motherless daughter an exquisite, one-of-a-kind A. Marque doll, one she'd gladly exchange for her heart's desire.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSummer, 1975. \u003c\/b\u003eSheltered Midwesterner Helen Kenyon is set to marry her college sweetheart, when she jumps at the opportunity to spend six months in Paris. With fellow Americans Lilianne and Connie and an 'adopted' antique doll, Helen plunges into a heady world of high culture and champagne.  But it's the charismatic photojournalist, Gilles Aubert, who tempts her to change her future.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFifty years later. \u003c\/b\u003eTeresa Clark dutifully prepares her estranged Grandma Helen's Kansas ranch for sale, only to find that Helen bears little resemblance to the philandering drunk of her mother's stories.  Not until she uncovers mementos of Helen's past and the astonishing secret of a well-preserved antique doll, does Teresa gain strength to face multiple truths - about her family, herself, and what life she'll choose for her own.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;Three priceless treasures. Three extraordinary women. Three powerful legacies.\u0026lt;\/h2\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next books in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel of Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Temptations of Crete,\u003c\/i\u003e will follow Lilianne and Connie's own remarkable journeys from where their time in Paris together left off.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_______________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Readers adore \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Affair:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; 'Oh my! It is just exquisite . . . The author is a wonderful storyteller'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u003c\/b\u003e'I couldn't put it down'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u003c\/b\u003e'A rich tapestry of secrets, love, and self-discovery.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u003c\/b\u003e'It left me wanting to read more in this world and from Muna Shehadi'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDon't miss Muna Shehadi's other captivating novels: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Summer Sister, The Winter Sister, The Spring Sister \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Wife\u003c\/i\u003e!","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454578184350,"sku":"ADS-9781035407781","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035407781.jpg?v=1769668015","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035407781","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}