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Number one New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers a compelling and emotional historical novel about a brave wife and mother navigating danger and loss in Nazi-occupied France.

In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck returns to Paris, settling into the gleaming elegance of the Hotel Ritz. Half-German, half-French, Arielle eagerly awaits the arrival of her husband Gregor, a retired German colonel, and despite outward appearances, both remain privately opposed to Hitler’s brutal regime.

Soon, Arielle’s life is shattered when she learns her husband has been executed as a traitor after his involvement in Operation Valkyrie—a failed conspiracy in Poland to assassinate Hitler. Suddenly labeled in danger herself, Arielle is given a false French passport by a sympathetic contact and hurriedly smuggled from Paris under the cover of night.

As the Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, Arielle settles into secret refuge in a small village under an assumed identity, separated from her grown children. It is here that she meets and befriends Sebastien Renaud, whose own wife and daughter had been deported years earlier. Sebastien eventually confides in Arielle that he is a skilled forger working for the French Resistance. Together, Arielle and Sebastien grapple with wartime peril, aiding the Resistance while holding onto the hope of one day reuniting with their lost loved ones.

Far From Home powerfully captures the turmoil and humanity of World War II, weaving a touching narrative of sacrifice, bravery, and family bonds that endure despite overwhelming circumstances.