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Il segreto di Parigi (2017)

di Karen Swan

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In this glittering tale of forgotten treasures and long-held secrets, international bestseller Karen Swan explores one woman's journey to discovering the truth behind an abandoned apartment and a family whose mysteries may be better left undiscovered. When high-powered fine art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objects d'art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at first-until she discovers that the treasure trove of paintings is myriad�and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each painting. Despite a shocking announcement that has left her own family reeling, Flora finds herself thrown into the glamorous world of the Vermeils. But she soon realizes there is more to this project than first appears. As she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers a scandal surrounding the painting-and a secret that goes to the very heart of the family. The fallout will place Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the glittering coast of Provence. Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate Flora from his family's affairs in spite of their powerful attraction to one another. Just what are the secrets he is desperately trying to hide? And what price is Flora willing to pay to uncover the devastating truth�?… (altro)

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

THE PARIS SECRET is such a fabulous book. From the start, the story engrossed me as Flora, a fine art agent from London, arrived in Paris together with her boss to visit an apartment that has been locked since World War II. What secrets does the apartment have? Why has the apartment been locked and forgotten for so long time? But as Flora begins investigating the history of the paintings that are found in the apartment, she realizes maybe the apartment was left that way for a reason.

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MaraBlaise | Jul 23, 2022 |

The Paris Secret is a book about a lot of secrets from all the characters, family relationships, and how much family is important no matter what. I liked the plot and Karen Swan's writing.
She took a story from a documentary that she watched and built the story based on it. I won't tell you what part is the true story because it is a spoiler and I believe that you need to to this book blindly.
I like when books combine two eras, and this work is doing pretty well, in my opinion.
I want to give also a trigger warning for rape; the rape is not taking place; it is something told. That is all I am going to write about the trigger warning because it is part of the plot.
The truth is that I didn't expect the revelation of the big secret of this story; it surprised me and I loved it very much. (

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AvigailRGRIL | Nov 4, 2020 |

I keep falling for books set in Paris & I probably should back off for a bit because this one is the dumbest one yet. It's based on a true story of a Paris apartment that was rre-opened several years ago after being locked up for seventy years. It was a veritable time capsule of Paris life in the 1930's This could have been a great story, but instead, it's a total mess.

Flora Sykes is a high-powered art agent in London When her boss asks her to travel to Paris to help him appraise the contents of an apartment that has been sealed for 70 years. It is owned by the powerful Vermeil family who hire Flora's firm to catalog the contents of the apartment and to bring anything of value to auction. Flora settles in to inventory and place valuations on everything, but is soon up against the Vermeil children who are anything but pleasant. The plot twists and the plot turns with an irritation side story about her brother who is in deep trouble about....something, but that something is not revealed until the 11th hour in deus ex machina fashion.

In the meantime there is at least three product placements per page. AND, Flora picks the absolutely worst person to end up with. This book is a mess. (

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etxgardener | Oct 2, 2019 |

Flora is an art expert, buying art for clients, evaluating pieces, and the researching the authenticity of ownership of artwork. When many pictures are discovered in an abandoned apartment, she is tasked with tracing their path of ownership for the family who now owns them. But as she goes down that path, Flora soon discovers how twisted it is, and plagued with secrets. Meanwhile, her own family is dealing with a secret of their own. The first part of book is somewhat slow moving, and though the author tries to build a bit of suspense with the gradual reveal of the secrets, the book is nearly over before it gets really interesting. A couple of twists will likely surprise readers, but everyone and her cousin will know how Flora’s romantic encounters will end long before the novel does. (

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Maydacat | Feb 22, 2019 |

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In this glittering tale of forgotten treasures and long-held secrets, international bestseller Karen Swan explores one woman's journey to discovering the truth behind an abandoned apartment and a family whose mysteries may be better left undiscovered. When high-powered fine art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objects d'art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at first-until she discovers that the treasure trove of paintings is myriad�and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each painting. Despite a shocking announcement that has left her own family reeling, Flora finds herself thrown into the glamorous world of the Vermeils. But she soon realizes there is more to this project than first appears. As she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers a scandal surrounding the painting-and a secret that goes to the very heart of the family. The fallout will place Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the glittering coast of Provence. Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate Flora from his family's affairs in spite of their powerful attraction to one another. Just what are the secrets he is desperately trying to hide? And what price is Flora willing to pay to uncover the devastating truth�?

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