{"product_id":"the-race-for-paris-paperback","title":"The Race for Paris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeg Waite Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Langum, Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction, Honorary Mention for 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wednesday Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a moving and powerfully dynamic World War II novel about two American journalists and an Englishman, who together race the Allies to Occupied Paris for the scoop of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNormandy, 1944. To cover the fighting in France, Jane, a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNashville Banner, \u003c\/em\u003e and Liv, an Associated Press photographer, have endured enormous danger and frustrating obstacles--including strict military regulations limiting what women correspondents can. Even so, Liv wants more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncouraged by her husband, the editor of a New York newspaper, she's determined to be the first photographer to reach Paris with the Allies, and capture its freedom from the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, her Commanding Officer has other ideas about the role of women in the press corps. To fulfill her ambitions, Liv must go AWOL. She persuades Jane to join her, and the two women find a guardian angel in Fletcher, a British military photographer who reluctantly agrees to escort them. As they race for Paris across the perilous French countryside, Liv, Jane, and Fletcher forge an indelible emotional bond that will transform them and reverberate long after the war is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on daring, real-life female reporters on the front lines of history like Margaret Bourke-White, Lee Miller, and Martha Gellhorn--and with cameos by other famous faces of the time--\u003cem\u003eThe Race for Paris\u003c\/em\u003e is an absorbing, atmospheric saga full of drama, adventure, and passion. Combining riveting storytelling with expert literary craftsmanship and thorough research, Meg Waite Clayton crafts a compelling, resonant read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Langum, Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction, Honorary Mention for 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the extraordinary female journalists who were among the first to report the Allied liberation of Paris from the Nazis in 1944, \u003cem\u003eThe Race for Paris\u003c\/em\u003e follows two war correspondents on their quest to document (and make) history. Jane is a young, single reporter who meets photographer Olivia, \"Liv,\" on assignment at a field hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike their male colleagues, Liv and Jane are constantly confronted by red tape and derision. Jane is resigned to making the most of her assignment, but Liv is determined to chase a bigger story. After failing to win over her commanding officer, she goes AWOL to Paris--and Jane, seizing the chance to make a name for herself, joins her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReluctantly accompanied by a male British military reporter, the two women scramble through the gunfire and carnage scarring the French countryside. Their journey is further complicated by emotional bonds, romantic tensions, and one woman's secret--a secret with the power to end her career and, perhaps, her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e--Bookreporter.com\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Langum, Sr. Prize for American Historical Fiction, Honorary Mention for 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the extraordinary female journalists who were among the first to report the Allied liberation of Paris from the Nazis in 1944, \u003cem\u003eThe Race for Paris\u003c\/em\u003e follows two war correspondents on their quest to document (and make) history. Jane is a young, single reporter who meets photographer Olivia, \"Liv,\" on assignment at a field hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike their male colleagues, Liv and Jane are constantly confronted by red tape and derision. Jane is resigned to making the most of her assignment, but Liv is determined to chase a bigger story. After failing to win over her commanding officer, she goes AWOL to Paris--and Jane, seizing the chance to make a name for herself, joins her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReluctantly accompanied by a male British military reporter, the two women scramble through the gunfire and carnage scarring the French countryside. Their journey is further complicated by emotional bonds, romantic tensions, and one woman's secret--a secret with the power to end her career and, perhaps, her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759203451168,"sku":"9780062354648","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f93ca1ff41715c3dbc58fea43b5c7c3.webp?v=1780145324","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-race-for-paris-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}