A Jewish Girl in Paris

Based on real events during the Second World War, Melanie Levensohn's A Jewish Girl in Paris is a thought-provoking novel about a love that is forbidden. Set against the backdrop of German-occupied Paris in 1940, the story follows Judith, a young Jewish girl, who falls in love with the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer. Despite the increasing restrictions imposed on Jewish citizens, the couple secretly plans to escape the country. However, before they can make their getaway, Judith mysteriously disappears. In 1982, in Montreal, Lica Grunberg reveals to his daughter on his deathbed that she has an older half-sister, Judith. Lica had fled from the Nazis but lost contact with his firstborn. Determined to find her long-lost sister, his daughter, Jacobina, embarks on a decades-long search, with the help of her friend Béatrice. As they unravel a dark family secret spanning two continents and six