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Natasha Lester

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Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary

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Natasha Lester is the multi-award winning and New York Times best-selling author of THE PARIS SEAMSTRESS, THE PARIS ORPHAN, THE PARIS SECRET and THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ASTRID BRICARD. Her new book, THE MADEMOISELLE ALLIANCE, the story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only female leader of a French Resistance network in WWII, is coming in April 2025.

Prior to writing, she worked as a marketing executive for L’Oreal, managing the Maybelline brand, before returning to university to study creative writing.

Natasha's books have been translated into twenty-one different languages and are published all around the world. She lives in Perth, Western Australia with her 3 children and loves fashion history, practising the art of fashion illustration, col ...more

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I love all the Pairs books! The Paris Orphan, The Paris Seamstress, & The Paris Secret are all wonderfully engaging, Delightful books. Are there any more Paris books to come? There seem to be many stories still to tell that have a basis in fact as your books have.
Natasha Lester Thank you! I have another book coming out on August 31 this year called THE RIVIERA HOUSE, which is set in both Paris and the French Riviera!
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Hi Natasha, I finally got my hands on a copy of The Paris Seamstress and am looking forward to reading it. I am not able to get your previous books A Kiss from Mr. Fitzgerald or Her Mother's Secret anywhere, either in my local bookstores in Canada or the website Bookdepository. Just wondering whether any of these books will be published in North America in the future?
Natasha Lester Sorry for my late reply - I've been overseas. Thank you so much for your interest in my other books. Unfortunately those books are only available in A…moreSorry for my late reply - I've been overseas. Thank you so much for your interest in my other books. Unfortunately those books are only available in Australia and New Zealand, and the UK. I haven't heard from my US publisher that they are likely to publish those books at this stage. Fingers crossed that they do some time in the future!(less)
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The Paris Seamstress
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I have to say that, in the week before your book is published, it’s easy to feel like all you’re doing on social media is talking about your novel. So what I decided to do today was to talk about other people’s books instead. There is a subtle link to The Chateau on Sunset – the

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“she could make women feel stronger and bolder and more courageous, as they would need to be through these dark times.”
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“There are certain sacrifices that will never be repaid.”
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“For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even.”
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