Maggie Brouillard is the daughter of a famous musician, living in Paris in 1941. She is working with the Resistance, in love with Emil, another member of the Resistance, while her mother, Rose holds court for Parisians and Germans who might be able to help her son, Sebastian on the way to becoming a world class musician, like his father

1949. Harriet Conway is widowed, broken, and needing a job to get herself back together. She ends up at Chaffingham House, the Brouillards English home. Rose is a hard taskmaster, still trying to propel Sebastians career. Her daughter, Cécilia, who is confined to a wheelchair, had once been a talented musician and composer, but now she is a shell of her former self, unable even to care for her 7 year old son. Rex.

This is a really well written book, very atmospheric and obviously well researched. I enjoyed the intertwining of the stories from 1941 and 1949. The family dynamic works very well, and I really liked Harriets character. WWII seems to be a really popular period for novelists at present, and this is definitely one of the better ones I’ve read recently. Would definitely recommend this book.

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This book was so good! The characters were so well rounded, you felt like you actually knew them! The plot was so good you didn't want the book to end!

I really enjoyed In Darkness, Look for Stars. I have read lots of books from this war fiction genre and found this book to be one of the best I have read in along time. It has a dual setting and view points that make the story very intriguing. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys war fiction

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