Thanks to Gallery Books for the copy of this book!

As Germany is beginning to invade France, Elise and Juliette become friends. When Elise needs to flee the country, she leaves her daughter with Juliette. But when she returns after the War, the bookshop is no longer there, and Elise goes on a search to find out what happened to her daughter.

I love how Kristin included the years before and after the WWII in this story, and the NYC setting while searching for her daughter. It wasn't extremely history-heavy, but more focused on a mother's love and longing for her daughter. Kristin also knows how to pack an emotional punch into a story, and this definitely pulls at the heartstrings! It's very predictable, but interesting to see how the story plays out.