Paris Secret, The, Karen Swan
Paris Secret, The, Karen Swan
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Paris Secret, The

Author: Karen Swan

Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis

Unabridged: 12 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2017

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

When high-powered fine-art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objets d'art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at firstuntil she discovers that under decades of dust the treasure trove of paintings is myriad...and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each and every painting. Thrown into their rarified world, Flora soon realizes that there is more to this project than meets the eye, and, as she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers not only a scandal surrounding the painting but also a family secret. The fallout places Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the coast of Provence, but Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate her from his family's affairs...in spite of the attraction that propels them together. What secrets is he trying to hide, and what price will Flora pay to uncover the truth?

About Karen Swan

Karen Swan is married with three children and lives in East Sussex, writing her books in a treehouse overlooking the South Downs. She is the author of the novels The Summer Without You, Christmas at Tiffany’s, and The Perfect Present.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on November 26, 2017

4.5 stars This is the third book I have read that is inspired by an abandoned apartment in Paris that was discovered several years ago. The owner fled Paris during World War 2 and never returned. Each book has been fascinating to read (the other two are The Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable and The V......more

Goodreads review by Irena BookDustMagic on July 15, 2016

3,5 stars to be precise. I have a confession to make: I never understood the art. You can put me infront of the most phrased art work in the world, and I will just stand there, totally confused, forcing my brain cells to see the beauty everyone talks about. I was never good at art class. I hated it. As......more

Goodreads review by Zoe on April 06, 2017

Compelling, emotional and deliciously mysterious! This is a riveting tale that sweeps us into the glamorous world of art and takes us on a journey to find the true provenance of precious paintings that have been concealed for decades. The story is predominantly set in Paris during both the latter part......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on November 15, 2017

An apartment hidden for 73 years and forbidden by the owner to be known to anyone, but why? The children didn't even know about it until the apartment was broken into. Once the apartment was revealed to the children, in comes Flora and Angus, well-known art dealers and auctioneers. And what a find in......more

Goodreads review by Maddie on October 15, 2018

If you took out the entirely useless side plots of her brother and her love life, maybe this would have been okay. The editor needed to do a better job. Flora has this high-flying job, yet her and her boss can't afford a data plan and they're always waiting for a wifi connection? Or Ines has a profe......more