Milliner's Secret

June 1940. As Paris, the City of Light, approaches its darkest hour, a young woman treads the line between survival and collaboration.

Londoner Cora Masson has reinvented herself as Coralie de Lirac, using a false claim to aristocratic birth to launch herself as a fashionable milliner. When the Germans invade, the influence of a high-ranking lover saves her business. But in striking this pact, she retains her position as designer to a style-hungry elite, but becomes hostage to a life of plenty in a city that is starving to death.

As one by one her friends 'disappear' to unknown fates, will Coralie be brave enough to abandon her passion and join the Parisian Resistance?

“Rich in detail, this is a pacy and engaging read, full of cloak and dagger intrigue, beautiful clothes and romance - Sunday Mirror on THE DRESS THIEFA truly accomplished and delicious debut novel - Laurie Graham on The Dress ThiefI was utterly charmed by the story's delectable heroine - Margaret Leroy on The Dress Thief”

Rich in detail, this is a pacy and engaging read, full of cloak and dagger intrigue, beautiful clothes and romance - Sunday Mirror on THE DRESS THIEF

A truly accomplished and delicious debut novel - Laurie Graham on The Dress Thief

I was utterly charmed by the story's delectable heroine - Margaret Leroy on The Dress Thief

Natalie Meg Evans was winner of the 2014 LoveStories 'Best Historical Read' award, winner of the 2015 Public Book Awards and shortlisted for the 2015 Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards and the 2015 LoveStories Historical fiction awards. She writes full-time from her house in rural north Suffolk.

June 1940. As Paris, the City of Light, approaches its darkest hour, a young woman treads the line between survival and collaboration. Londoner Cora Masson has reinvented herself as Coralie de Lirac, using a false claim to aristocratic birth to launch herself as a fashionable milliner. When the Germans invade, the influence of a high-ranking lover saves her business. But in striking this pact, she retains her position as designer to a style-hungry elite, but becomes hostage to a life of plenty in a city that is starving to death. As one by one her friends 'disappear' to unknown fates, will Coralie be brave enough to abandon her passion and join the Parisian Resistance?

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