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Two lives in Paris, separated by centuries, unfold under different forms of confinement and danger.
From the Gobelin Works in 1664 to the Nazi occupation in 1939, this novel follows parallel journeys of defiance, rescue, and survival.
• The dual timeline structure and how the stories connect
• Rich Paris setting, including the world beneath the city
• Historical themes handled with emotional weight and tension
$225.00
National Bestseller
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
In Skylark, Paula McLain tells a dual-timeline story set in Paris, linking two lives separated by nearly three centuries through courage, defiance, and survival.
In 1664, Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the Gobelin Tapestry Works. She quietly dreams of creating her own masterpiece and escaping the limits of her circumstances. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette’s efforts to save him lead to her confinement in the Salpêtrière asylum, where thousands of women are held. Inside its walls, she finds unexpected allies and the possibility of a life beyond what she believed was available to her.
In 1939, Kristof Larson begins his psychiatric residency in Paris. His neighbours on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When Nazi forces occupy the city, Kristof becomes their most immediate hope, even as his work and safety are placed under threat.
Moving between Paris above ground and the lesser-known world beneath it, Skylark follows two parallel journeys of rescue and resistance that connect in surprising and deeply moving ways.
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