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Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I

Hazel Gaynor (Goodreads Author),

Heather Webb (Goodreads Author)

4.16 · Rating details · 13,710 ratings · 2,451 reviews

New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War.

August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as everyone does—that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the hol ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader rated it it was amazing

Shelves: hard-soft-copy, huggable-books

I slept on my star rating, and I am still feeling the love today. 💗 Sometimes I need to sleep on it to see how long a story stays with me. Evie and Tom’s story is still with me.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 5 romantic Paris stars to Last Christmas in Paris, my 2017 birthday read! 🎈🎂 🎁 🍰 🎉

I saved this gem of a book for the holidays, and as they got closer, I knew that I would be starting a new book on my birthday. I wanted a special read for that occasion, and this most definitely was it. Told in the epistola ...more

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Dec 15, 2018 Christine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: british, ebooks, christmas, historical-fiction, world-war-1

4.5 stars (rounded to 5 stars)

I tripped across this book quite by accident. It was featured in one of those “Before You Go…” ads at the end of a kindle book. The cover caught my eye, and since it’s December and I’m on a historical fiction kick, I went for it.

This is an epistolary novel, meaning it is written in letters. There is correspondence from every year of World War I, 1914 through 1918. In addition, between each year, there is a chapter set in December 1968, featuring one of the main char 4.5 stars (rounded to 5 stars)

I tripped across this book quite by accident. It was featured in one of those “Before You Go…” ads at the end of a kindle book. The cover caught my eye, and since it’s December and I’m on a historical fiction kick, I went for it.

This is an epistolary novel, meaning it is written in letters. There is correspondence from every year of World War I, 1914 through 1918. In addition, between each year, there is a chapter set in December 1968, featuring one of the main characters. When I first realized this, I wondered if the book would be spoiled with a lot of “tell” rather than “show,” but that fear was minimized by the authors who really pulled this off well. Our main character is Evie Elliott, a young privileged woman living near London who writes to her brother Will and her childhood friend Tom who have both gone off to fight in France. She also corresponds with her best friend Alice. Both Alice and Evie are itching to do more than knit socks for the boys at war and eventually become more involved. We also have a number of side characters that flesh out the story.

The authors paint a very realistic portrayal of this time period. Furthermore, the characters and the dialogue are absolutely real. I was really pulled into the lives of these people. The prevailing themes are strong. They include the role of women left at the home front; the role of newspapers and false propaganda and the true nature of what the men were going through in the trenches; PTSD, courage, angst, love, and hope; and the amazing ability of the human spirit to survive. We have references not only to the ugliness of the world, but also to its counterpoint – the beauty of the world. Poetry and birds provide comforting background imagery.

This is a beautiful story, one that I will remember for a long time. It touched me and filled me with wonder as to where people who live through the world wars find their strength.

Make sure you read the authors’ notes at the end where they explain how they wrote this book together. The writing is seamless, and I would have never known it was penned by two writers.

I highly recommend Last Christmas in Paris to all readers. Despite its title, it does not really focus on Christmas so it can read at any time of the year.
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Oct 07, 2017 Suzanne Leopold (Suzy Approved Book Reviews) rated it really liked it

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Evie Elliott watches her brother Will and his best friend, Thomas, leave for Europe to serve in World War I. The three of them are very close and have never been separated. Evie is naive and believes that everyone will be together for a Christmas reunion in Paris. The three of them stay in contact via letters, and these communications become the fabric and timeline for the story.

Evie is frustrated with her life as a young woman and is also unsettled with the lack of “real” news reported by the ...more

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Dec 23, 2019 Paula rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Recommended to Paula by: Bookclub

Shelves: published-2017, military-war, historical-fiction, read-in-2019, romance, book-club, holiday

Last Christmas in Paris is a book of letters written between two friends during WWI. It’s romantic, historical, and frilly. Some in my bookclub thought it was a tear jerker, whereas, for me nothing of the sort. This is just not my genre.

Glad you enjoyed, Linda!

2 out of 5 stars

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Mar 22, 2017 Kate Quinn rated it really liked it

Got a chance to read an ARC of this one for a cover quote! My review and quote:

This joint collaboration between authors Heather Webb and Hazel Gaynor is a gripping epistolary novel in the tradition of Letters from Skye and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Beginning with heartbreaking gaiety at the start of the First World War, "Last Christmas In Paris" follows a progression of letters between a spirited female journalist, a bookish new-minted soldier, and the various bright yo ...more

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Dec 02, 2021 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: holidays

Simply said, I loved this book! Loved the format, a book of letters, and I loved the characters.

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Nov 03, 2017 Karen rated it it was amazing

It’s not easy to tell a story simply by using an epistolary format. It has been successfully done before (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) immediately springs to mind but I’m delighted to say that these two authors have pulled this off magnificently, Last Christmas in Paris is a gorgeous read and I loved it.

With the occasional interruption into a change of timeline set in 1968, Last Christmas in Paris is told entirely through letters (and telegrams) during the years of 1914-191 It’s not easy to tell a story simply by using an epistolary format. It has been successfully done before (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) immediately springs to mind but I’m delighted to say that these two authors have pulled this off magnificently, Last Christmas in Paris is a gorgeous read and I loved it.

With the occasional interruption into a change of timeline set in 1968, Last Christmas in Paris is told entirely through letters (and telegrams) during the years of 1914-1918, mainly between Evie Elliott and Thomas Harding – the childhood best friend of Evie’s brother Will. Evie is a prolific letter writer and it’s not only Tom who receives her missives but her brother Will, and her best friend Alice.

Evie was an absolute delight and I adored her. She wasn’t content just to sit by and let life pass by. She had principles, gumption and bucket loads of courage. Although from a privileged family, she had no airs or graces and was desperate to ‘do her bit’ for her country when war was declared. Her mother was dead set against her working at all but eventually Evie is able to get a job with the local postmistress delivering letters and those awful official telegrams bringing bad news. Not content with keeping quiet about the propaganda from the government and other news agencies who put out the false reports that everything is going swimmingly well for the troops, she secures a column in a newspaper – telling the truth as she sees it from a woman’s point of view and not holding back on the awful conditions in France and the difficulties faced by both fighting soldiers and the people at home waiting for their return.

When Tom went to war, he and Evie were not romantically involved. As Will’s younger sister, she has always been teased by both boys but through their correspondence we begin to see a different side to both Tom and Evie. Tom’s letters are heavily censored for mentions of location and other sensitive information but nevertheless through the level of detail, the evocative prose and historical facts I was completely swept up in their lives. The letters start off formally from Tom’s side – signing off with ‘Lieutenant Thomas Harding’ whilst those from Evie are jolly and newsy and include gifts of hand knitted socks, tobacco and books – anything to try and lift Tom’s spirits. As the war continues for far longer than anyone expected, their correspondence becomes more personal and intimate. Both pour out their innermost feelings about the war and life in general.

The characterisation was spot on with the main characters being incredibly engaging and believable – Tom stole a little bit of my heart and even those I disliked intensely (yes John Hopper I’m looking at you!) were able to get under my skin! The storyline of ‘war neuroses’ (what we now know as PTSD) was extremely poignant and saddening. These poor soldiers who had been through hell at the front, were referred to as ‘Lacking Moral Fibre’ and ‘weak-minded’ when they were returned to Britain for hospital treatment.

Last Christmas in Paris will make you smile whilst breaking your heart. I was completely mesmerised by the letters, the characters, and oh just by the entire storyline and it will definitely be one of my favourite books this year. I made the mistake of finishing the last 50 pages or so on my morning train commute. My goodness this was an emotional read – a word of warning – if you’re reading this book in public make sure you have tissues! ...more

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Nov 05, 2017 Trish at Between My Lines rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio, library, historical-fiction, reviews-done, 2017

This review was originally posted on Between My Lines

I'm starting this review with a very bold statement, but I stand over it with all my heart. Last Christmas in Paris is my book of the year for 2017. I don't care that it's only the beginning of November, I doubt any book I've yet to read this year will mean as much to me.

5 reasons I loved Last Christmas in Paris

The entire book is letters. Love letters, angry letters, duty letters. Letters that cover every human emotion and I treasur ...more

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May 26, 2017 Historical Fiction rated it really liked it

Shelves: historic-fiction-1900s

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I caught wind of Last Christmas in Paris in March 2017 when the cover started circling social media. I’d read and enjoyed both Heather Webb and Hazel Gaynor, but it was the subject matter that caught my attention. I’m a junkie when it comes to war era literature and couldn’t wait to get a copy of my own.

The story itself is relayed through the correspondence of the novel’s cast and while I know the format doesn’t appeal to ev ...more

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Nov 15, 2019 Krista rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: bookclub, war, 2019

P.S. I had a dream last night that we were in Paris for Christmas. You, me, Will, Alice. The snow fell in thick fat flakes as we strolled along the Champs-Élysées, the lights of the Eiffel Tower twinkling in the distance. It was the most perfect dream, Thomas. I know we will get there one day. I promise we will.

Last Christmas in Paris was a book club pick for me, and while it's not the sort of thing I'd typically pick up, I am always game to read something outside of my comfort zone. Unfortu

P.S. I had a dream last night that we were in Paris for Christmas. You, me, Will, Alice. The snow fell in thick fat flakes as we strolled along the Champs-Élysées, the lights of the Eiffel Tower twinkling in the distance. It was the most perfect dream, Thomas. I know we will get there one day. I promise we will.

Last Christmas in Paris was a book club pick for me, and while it's not the sort of thing I'd typically pick up, I am always game to read something outside of my comfort zone. Unfortunately, I simply didn't think that this “Novel of World War I” – a romance told in letters – was very good at all. With florid and maudlin writing, the storyline reveals nothing new about the Great War or the lives of the people affected by it, and honestly, I found the whole endeavor pointless; I have no idea why this book was written (or why it took two authors, Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, to complete). Not for me, but judging by its high rating on Goodreads, admittedly of value to others.

I don't have much to say about this one, but I do want to voice (once again) my complaint that I find novels set in the big wars to be a lazy and easy appeal to sentimentality; the author needn't work too hard at setting the physical and emotional scene when we all have mental pictures and readily accessible reactions from watching news reels and films; and where the work is half-done like that, I expect an author to have something new or important to say by using those settings. I wasn't a huge fan of The Nightingale or All the Light We Cannot See, but at least their authors were attempting to tell stories about little-known groups or situations within WWII. With Last Christmas in Paris, we follow the correspondence of some upper-crust Brits as their attitude turns from “What jolly good fun is training camp! I do hope we see some decent action with the Hun, but they say this will all be over before Christmas!” to “Real war is terrifying and there's nothing more pitiable than watching a soldier crying out for his mother as he dies in the mud.” What's new in that? As the years go by, we are told about mustard gas and the sinking of the Lusitania and the Spanish Flu, and what's new about that? And as for the romantic angle – and its constant complications – I couldn't connect with that relationship either. Simply not my cuppa vin chaud. ...more

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Jan 22, 2018 Holly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018

*4.5 ⭐️

Very good! I don’t know why I love stories that take place during WW1 & WW11, they just end up making me sad. Anyway, I loved the epistolary format but at times I felt it was a bit too long. Loved the story though.

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Oct 20, 2017 DJ Sakata rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: holidays, british, edelweiss, war, military-romance, historical-fiction

Favorite Quotes:

Marrying Charlie would be rather like marrying a broken carriage clock. How the hours would drag.

I feel like an unworn dress, hanging limply in the closet, without purpose or shape or form.

I’ve already lost an innocence I didn’t know I possessed.

Do you remember Lloyd George’s rousing speech “The war to end all wars”? They said it would be over by Christmas. They didn’t say which one though, did they?

You’re a star, Evie. About the only light I see in these endless nights.

My Review Favorite Quotes:

Marrying Charlie would be rather like marrying a broken carriage clock. How the hours would drag.

I feel like an unworn dress, hanging limply in the closet, without purpose or shape or form.

I’ve already lost an innocence I didn’t know I possessed.

Do you remember Lloyd George’s rousing speech “The war to end all wars”? They said it would be over by Christmas. They didn’t say which one though, did they?

You’re a star, Evie. About the only light I see in these endless nights.

My Review:

Last Christmas in Paris was simply stunning and a pure delight. This beautifully written and emotive tale alternated between eliciting frequent smiles of pleasure and contentment to stinging my eyes and burning my throat; at either end of the emotional spectrum, the intensity was strong enough to take my breath away. Ms. Gaynor and Webb's eloquent writing reached a level of poignancy and excellence I had yet to experience and the effects may take more than a few beats for my recovery. I seem to be stunned, mentally dazed, and annoying unable to find the appropriate words to give tribute to their remarkable skills and acumen. I adored their enticing characters as much as their exceptionally engaging and descriptive style. I was quickly swallowed up and transported to a different time and place as I devoured the personal letters and insightful inner musings that comprised most of the manuscript. I relished the lighthearted banter and jocularity of the earlier missives that gave way to deeper observations and confessions as the war waged on much longer and harsher than expected. Having read their lovely exchanges, I am moved to bemoan the lost art of human interaction found in putting pen to paper on beautiful stationary for heart-felt letter-writing versus our abbreviated communications of emailing, texting, emojis, and gifs. Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb have mad skills and a new fangirl; I have an extremely strong desire to greedily gather and consume all their words. ...more

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Nov 24, 2017 Amanda - Mrs B's Book Reviews rated it really liked it

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I have read a handful of epistolary novels over the years and it was a pure joy to read Last Christmas In Paris, an exceptionally well executed novel that employs this structure. The authors of Last Christmas In Paris, renowned historical fiction writers Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, are now the best of friends, after they collaborated to compose this unforgettable tale of love, in the face of the Great War. These two authors have nailed the characters and ...more

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Dec 17, 2020 ☮Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, war-wwi, read-in-2020, hoopla

Evie, her brother Will, and his best friend Thomas all grew up very close to each other, and secretly Evie is quite in love with Thomas. He and Will go to France at the start of WWI in 1914, and the consensus is that the war will be over by Christmas. No one says which Christmas, however. Evie writes to the young men from her home near London, and Thomas writes back. It is through their letters, and only through these letters, that the storyline progresses from year to year, from battle to battl ...more

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Jun 21, 2017 Sonja Yoerg rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, book-club, character-driven, romance, fiction

War changes everything--individuals, relationships, priorities, dreams--so it's not surprising that stories set in wartime are so popular and, in this case, so engrossing. In Last Christmas in Paris, best friends Will and Tom head off to fight the Germans, leaving behind Will's sister, Evie, and, soon enough, the hope of a Christmas homecoming. By the end of the war five years later, these young, spirited characters and their circle of loved ones have experienced the full spectrum of human trage ...more

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Sep 26, 2017 The Lit Bitch rated it really liked it

4.5 stars

When this one came up for review, I almost passed on it. I am not entirely sure why…..maybe because it was up for review in September and I wasn’t ready to start thinking about anything Christmas related until at least November.

Or maybe it was because it was a collaboratively written novel, or that the title wasn’t grabbing me. I don’t know, for some reason I almost passed but I am terribly glad that I didn’t pass on this one!

Let me just say, I loved this novel. It’s a novel written ba 4.5 stars

When this one came up for review, I almost passed on it. I am not entirely sure why…..maybe because it was up for review in September and I wasn’t ready to start thinking about anything Christmas related until at least November.

Or maybe it was because it was a collaboratively written novel, or that the title wasn’t grabbing me. I don’t know, for some reason I almost passed but I am terribly glad that I didn’t pass on this one!

Let me just say, I loved this novel. It’s a novel written basically in all letter form which made for a super fast read that was hard to put down. The whole time I kept thinking “just one more letter” and next thing I know I was on a different year in the war! So super fast and because of the letters I felt personally connected to the characters in a unique way.

I normally don’t read a lot of books with different authors because sometimes it just doesn’t work. There is clearly a different voice or style and for me it doesn’t always flow well. However, for this book it was a home run. I loved how different yet familiar each of the letters were. The two authors nailed the different perspectives and gave Evie and Tom very unique yet similar voices. If this book hadn’t been written in letter form, then I am not sure that it would have worked as well.

So as I said, I loved it, but that doesn’t mean that it was flawless. For me, I felt like the last two parts (last two years of the war) were rushed and not nearly the same attention to detail as the other parts/years or letters. The ending felt rushed and I am not sure that they knew how to wrap things up. I felt like so many pages and letters were dedicated to developing the romantic tension between Evie and Tom and then toward the end it just happened too fast. There was only really two letters between the two that really committed their love to one another and that was too few for me.

Also I felt like it too Evie way too long to enter the War herself and when she did her time there was too fast and there wasn’t enough insight through her letters to convince me that she was ever really changed or had really seen anything at all. All this ground work had been laid for her to go to the front and when it happened we only had a few letters that were short and rushed. So I felt like I needed more on that. It almost seemed like an after thought.

All criticism aside though, this was a fantastic story. I loved the research and knowledge that went into the time period and history of the war. It was fascinating to read and clearly the authors did a ton of research on WWI to give it a realistic ring and it was well wroth it!

This novel isn’t really about ‘Christmas’ so the title is a little misleading but if you are looking for a war time romance with characters that you will no doubt fall in love with, check out this intimate novel full of letters!

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Oct 01, 2017 Cindy Burnett rated it really liked it

Last Christmas in Paris is a dual timeline story told predominantly through letters and telegrams. The majority of the letters are written between Evie Elliott and her brother Will’s best friend Thomas Harding. The authors do an incredible job describing the horrors of war both on the battlefield and at home while also detailing the relationship developing between Evie and Tom. The story unfolds at the right pace, and I was constantly turning pages to see what was going to happen next.

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Dec 19, 2020 Katie Ziegler (Life Between Words) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: christmas

I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. I was charmed. I was delighted. I was devastated. I cried, I laughed, I rooted, I cheered, I fell in love. What a treasure. It was like a mug of hot chocolate in book form. Nice, thick, hot chocolate, mostly sweet, but with some notes of bitterness. Perfect book to read this month!

If you love The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, you will love this book.

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Jan 29, 2022 Morgan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Evie, Will and Tom - The friends had planned to spend Christmas in Paris in 1914 but sadly WW1 would put a stop to their plans.
The war was supposed to end by Christmas so it was a bitter disappointment for them when they realized that this 1914 Christmas in Paris is not to be.

Told in a series of letters (my favourite format) between Evie, her brother Will and their best friend Tom as well as Evie’s best friend Alice. The letters cover the years during WW1 and give a very intimate feel to the ch ...more

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Nov 30, 2018 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: christmas, read-2018, favorites-2018, epistolary, buddy-reads-liz

Beautifully written WW1 story all told through letters and telegrams. The main characters were endearing, the details of war taught me a lot about the time period without being gruesome, and the love story was oh, so sweet. I liked how Evie and Tom shared a love for literature and writing and I adored how Evie sketched birds and they spoke of them throughout their letters. I have a soft spot for books written in epistle format, and I loved this one.

I think people who enjoy WW1 stories, those wh ...more

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May 16, 2018 Scott Hitchcock rated it did not like it

Shelves: historical-fiction

1.5*'s

I didn't realize upon starting this book that it was going to be letters back and forth between characters for its entirety. Books that rely on letters or emails as a high percentage of the content drive me absolutely nuts because I never get a connection to any of the characters. No empathy bleeds through. It's a flat intonation format that reads like a work email from a colleague.

If you don't mind that format you may like the story. ...more

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May 19, 2021 Melissa (In Catch-Up Mode) rated it liked it

This was my book club read for May. I'm not generally one for historical fiction and I actually had two I was reading at the same time, so that's a new one for me!

Last Christmas in Paris is an epistolary novel, with letters to and from a variety of people, mostly Evie and Thomas, during World War I. Overall this is a sweet book, rich with historical detail and a developing romance. It did get very tedious at times, I thought that some of the letters could have been condensed or eliminated, beca ...more

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Nov 04, 2017 Cheryl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, war-stories-fiction, historical-fiction

The year is 1968 when an elderly Englishman who is nearing the end of his life, decides to make one final trip to Paris at Christmastime. He brings with him a large packet of letters. His days are spent peacefully as he reads the letters and reminisces about the course his life has taken.

Set against the backdrop of World War I, this beautifully written novel is told through letters exchanged between a young Englishwoman and her brother and her close friends. It is a historical novel but more th ...more

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Dec 21, 2018 DeAnn rated it it was amazing

Recommended to DeAnn by: Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader

Shelves: 2018

I adored this tale of WWI and letters shared between childhood friends Evie and Tom that eventually deepen their relationship. Hazel Gaynor is a talented historical writer and this was a special treat to read right before Christmas.

Evie stays behind while her brother and his best friend go off to join the war efforts in France. Through letters exchanged by these three and also Evie's friend Alice, we get a rich picture of what life was like back in London as well as in France during the war. Evi ...more

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Oct 23, 2017 Camille Maio rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction

Books like this should come with a warning: You might finish this while on a train and cry your eyes out, thus embarrassing yourself. Wonderful book and the letter-writing format was a refreshing way to read a story. I will definitely be recommending this one.

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Dec 28, 2018 Suzy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: back-and-forth-in-time, looking-back-on-life, friendship, letters-diaries, holidays, london, paris, ww1, journeying, historical-fiction

A WWI veteran looks back on his years in the war during the Christmas holiday in the waning year of his life (1968). He travels one more time to his apartment in Paris with his nurse and through his reminiscences, we experience what the war was like for the soldiers in France and what it was like for those left behind. Thomas Harding and his best friend Will enlisted early in the war, and as we know from history, England thought it would be over by Christmas. Well, it was over by Christmas, almo ...more

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Nov 05, 2017 Caz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, romance-contemporary-and-other, historical-fiction, audiogals

I've given this an A+ for narration and a B+ for content at AudioGals

Last Christmas in Paris is a beautifully written, superbly narrated epistolary novel which centres around the correspondence exchanged between three friends during the years of the First World War. I suspect the degree to which any listener will enjoy the story will depend on whether one enjoys novels that consist entirely of letters; personally, I’m a big fan of that literary device, so that, added to the fact that I have a pa ...more

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Dec 07, 2017 April (Getting Hygge With It) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017-reads, historical-fiction

I bawled my eyes out at the end! Like full out ugly crying. What a great read! There was a romance story in here and I didn't mind it which is VERY RARE for me. ...more

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Oct 03, 2017 Asheley T. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-read, historical, holiday-christmas-winter

4.5/5

Last Christmas in Paris begins in 1968 with Thomas Harding traveling back to Paris for his last Christmas (no spoiler there, see title) with a bundle of letters, a nurse, and failing health. He settles in at his Paris apartment to reminisce over those letters, and the other part of the story is then told: beginning in 1914 when Thomas goes to fight in World War I and continues thru the end of the war in 1918. The 1968-POV elicits emotion because it is clear that Thomas is near the end and t ...more

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Nov 12, 2017 Tammy(PeaceLoveBooks) rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2017, favorite-things-2017, read-in-november-17

I loved Last Christmas in Paris! I loved the letter format and felt like I was reading letters from my loved ones.

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“I find myself wondering if real, honest love can flourish in times of war, or if we are all just grasping desperately to the slightest suggestion of it, like drowning men clinging to life.” — 2 likes

“I hope Christmas was bearable over there. How long we anticipate it and how quickly it passes.” — 2 likes

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