The French Gift by Kirsty Manning

Evie Black is still in grief from her husband Raph's death over a year ago, when museum curator Clement Tazi asks for help with an exhibit his museum is mounting about Josephine Murant. Best-selling mystery author Josephine was Raph's great-aunt, and now Evie is in charge of her estate. Working with Clement, Evie uncovers a wartime diary that Josephine kept. Evie hopes that the diary and other items might shed some light on Josephine's role in the resistance in Paris during the war and her time in a German prison camp. Might their research also provide some information on the life of convicted murderer Margot Bisset, Josephine's friend and cellmate during that time? The French Gift travels between Josephine's and Margot's lives during the war and Evie's life in Paris with her teenage son, Hugo. An engaging read for those who enjoy books about relationships and World War II stories.