Julie Orringer

A spellbinding tour de force from the author of The Invisible Bridge - a novel about varieties of infidelity, the provenance of a literary masterpiece, and the power of storytelling to shape identity and destiny. Luna, Phoenix, Queen is a miracle of a book' Katie Kitamura, author of Audition ‘Luna, Phoenix, Queen breaks all the rules and makes its own....

1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save? Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with three thousand dollars and a list of writers, thinkers, and artists he hopes to rescue - so long as the Nazis don't get to them first. With borders closing around him, Varian tries...

Soon to be a major Netflix series 1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save? Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with three thousand dollars and a list of writers, thinkers and artists he hopes to rescue - so long as the Nazis don't get to them first....