By M.K. Tod
Publication Date: 30th March 2021
Paris 1870. Raised for a life of parties and servants, Camille and Mariele have much in common, but it takes the horrors of war to bring them together to fight for the city and people they love.
The story of two women whose families were caught up in the defense of Paris is deeply moving and suspenseful ~~ Margaret George, author of Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero
Tod is not only a good historian, but also an accomplished writer … a gripping, well-limned picture of a time and a place that provide universal lessons ~~ Kirkus Reviews.
A few weeks after the abdication of Napoleon III, the Prussian army lays siege to Paris. Camille Noisette, the daughter of a wealthy family, volunteers to nurse wounded soldiers and agrees to spy on a group of radicals plotting to overthrow the French government. Her future sister-in-law, Mariele de Crécy, is appalled by the gaps between rich and poor. She volunteers to look after destitute children whose families can barely afford to eat.
Somehow, Camille and Mariele must find the courage and strength to endure months of devastating siege, bloody civil war, and great personal risk. Through it all, an unexpected friendship grows between the two women, as they face the destruction of Paris and discover that in war women have as much to fight for as men.
War has a way of teaching lessons—if only Camille and Mariele can survive long enough to learn them.
M.K. Tod's elegant style and uncanny eye for time and place again shine through in her riveting new tale, Paris in Ruins ~~ Jeffrey K. Walker author of No Hero’s Welcome
Discover more of M.K. Tod's historical fiction
From the battlefields of the First World War to the streets of a besieged Paris and the contrasting worlds of colonial and modern Hong Kong, M.K. Tod's novels transport readers into the past, where love, loyalty, family secrets and difficult choices can change lives forever.
While Paris in Ruins takes centre stage during this blog tour, readers are also invited to discover more of M.K. Tod's historical fiction, including Lies Told in Silence, Unravelled and The Admiral's Wife.
For those who enjoy stories that span generations, Lies Told in Silence and Unravelled offer an opportunity to follow familiar characters through different chapters of their lives, while The Admiral's Wife explores the lives of two women living in Hong Kong more than a century apart.
And for readers who discover Paris in Ruins during this tour, there is even more to look forward to. M.K. Tod's forthcoming novel, The Paris Gallery, will revisit a character from Paris in Ruins, continuing a story that began against the backdrop of one of France's most turbulent periods.
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Review copies are available for all four featured novels!
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