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Pam Jenoff

Wednesday, October 22

Pam Jenoff

11:30 AM

Pam Jenoff discusses Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping new novel of love, loss, and courage inspired by true events. Set between postwar London and Nazi-occupied Paris, the story follows Louise, a former Red Cross worker, as she unravels the mystery behind a long-lost necklace, a friend’s death, and a once-glamorous Parisian department store that became a Nazi prison.

Drawing on her background as a diplomat and Holocaust expert, Jenoff weaves historical fact and emotional truth into a powerful tale of resistance and redemption, exploring how love endures even in humanity’s darkest hours.

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About the Book

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

“A fast-paced and vibrant wartime tale of holding on to love against the odds and learning to fight for the truth.” ­­–Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Daughter

A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love and survival, from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff

London, 1953. Louise is still adjusting to her postwar role as a housewife when she discovers a necklace in a box at a secondhand shop. The box is marked with the name of a department store in Paris, and she is certain she has seen the necklace before, when she worked with the Red Cross in Nazi-occupied Europe —and that it holds the key to the mysterious death of her friend Franny during the war.

Following the trail of clues to Paris, Louise seeks help from her former boss Ian, with whom she shares a romantic history. The necklace leads them to discover the dark history of Lévitan—a once-glamorous department store that served as a Nazi prison, and Helaine, a woman who was imprisoned there, torn apart from her husband when the Germans invaded France.

Louise races to find the connection between the necklace, the department store and Franny’s death. But nothing is as it seems, and there are forces determined to keep the truth buried forever. Inspired by the true story of Lévitan, Last Twilight in Paris is both a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about sacrifice, resistance and the power of love to transcend in even the darkest hours.
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About the Author

Pam Jenoff, born in Maryland and raised near Philadelphia, holds a master’s in history from Cambridge University and served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, contributing to significant operations like the Pan Am Flight 103 memorial. She later worked at the U.S. Consulate in Krakow, Poland, developing expertise in Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. After earning a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she practiced as a labor and employment attorney and now teaches at Rutgers Law School. A New York Times bestselling author, her novels include Code Name Sapphire and The Lost Girls of Paris. She lives outside Philadelphia with her family and pets.