The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester
Summary
Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills—persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure—catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent to Switzerland as a spy. Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, very big. But how far can she trust her German informant…?
After an Allied victory that didn’t come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior. In the glamorous halls of the French fashion house, she can nearly forget everything she lost and the dangerous secret she carries. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past …and finally find justice.
Book Setting: Paris, Bern, New York, Milan
Pont Alexandre III Bridge
Bar Hemingway (Little Bar)
Rue du Cirque
Ritz Paris
Rainbow Room
30 Avenue Montaigne, House of Dior
Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra
Brasserie Lipp
Hotel Bellevue Palace
Le Trianon
Herrengasse 23
Kindlifresserbrunnen (The Child Eater Fountain)
Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa
Bibliothèque Nationale
Rue Lepic
33 Rue Dauphine, Tabou
33 Rue Dauphine
Paroisse Française
Via Paolo Uccello (Villa Triste)
Reviews
“The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre braids espionage, fashion, and a broken-but-unbowed heroine together into one fascinating tale. Natasha Lester weaves a triple-stranded delight!"
—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye
“Natasha Lester has done it again with this sumptuously written page-turner! Alix St. Pierre is everything that makes an admirable heroine – independent, plucky, and clever as the story spans from the fashionable world of Dior in Paris to the fascinating intrigue of international espionage in neutral Switzerland. The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre is a captivating novel that readers will absolutely adore.”
—Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London
"Natasha Lester has expertly woven a brilliant heroine who is as brave in the fashion world as she is spying on the enemy. From page one, I was completely captivated by her daring and enamored with the glamour of Paris fashion. Unputdownable!”
—Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop