The Secret Photograph: An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking World War Two historical novel in Bloomington, MN

Nazi-occupied Paris, 1942. Clarisse clutches her camera as hundreds of police swarm the streets. Through her lens she spots a terrified brown-eyed little girl being carried screaming into a truck, her yellow star hanging crooked from her threadbare coat. Clarisse rushes forward to help, but the truck pulls away...
With a fake name written on the papers in her pocket, American photographer
Clarisse Alarie
knows the dangers of Paris better than most. Haunted by the sight of children being dragged away and carrying a photograph of the brown-eyed little girl everywhere she goes, Clarisse is desperate to make a difference. Meeting handsome resistance fighter
Louis
is her chance...
Louis introduces Clarisse to
Café Capoulade
and his underground network of brave men and women fighting tirelessly to end the occupation. Soon, Clarisse is risking her life every day. Taking photographs of the terror that has overcome the beautiful city, Clarisse follows members of the Gestapo and hides in plain sight in order to gather evidence of their terrible crimes.
But Clarisse soon learns of the over-crowded cattle cars leaving Paris carrying even the smallest children, bound for an unspeakably terrible place...
Is she already too late to rescue the little girl with the brown eyes? And when Louis himself is arrested, will Clarisse risk everything the network has worked so hard for to save them both?
Set around true historical events that shook the world,
The Secret Photograph
is a
sweeping and utterly gripping wartime tale of courage and resilience in the face of unimaginable terror. Fans of
The Alice Network
,
The Nightingale
and Soraya M. Lane will be totally hooked.
Readers love Siobhan Curham:
'
From the very first page of this book I was hooked
... This story
had me ugly crying
... an
emotional rollercoaster
...
I read this book cover to cover in under 24 hours
... One of
the most powerful books I have read
.'
@thebookreadingblonde
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hands down the best historical fiction book I've read
... An
absolutely amazing, captivating
novel... A
heartbreaking
moving
story I loved...
I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars
.' Goodreads reviewer,
Wow! I am at a loss for words
Incredible
Kept me on the edge of my seat
It broke my heart
I could not look away from the pages for a second. I was completely engrossed in the story from start to finish...
A must-read
Musician's Poet
Left me speechless.
So heartbreakingly beautiful.
Probably one of the easiest 5 stars I've ever given to a novel
... I was hooked within the first few minutes,
some parts just left me speechless and with tears in my eyes. So be aware, this book will tug on your heartstrings like no other has before!
NetGalley reviewer,