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Natasha Lester is the multi-award winning and New York Times best-selling author of THE PARIS SEAMSTRESS, THE PARIS ORPHAN, THE PARIS SECRET and THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ASTRID BRICARD. Her new book, THE MADEMOISELLE ALLIANCE, the story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the only female leader of a French Resistance network in WWII, is coming in April 2025.

Prior to writing, she worked as a marketing executive for L’Oreal, managing the Maybelline brand, before returning to university to study creative writing.

Natasha's books have been translated into twenty-one different languages and are published all around the world. She lives in Perth, Western Australia with her 3 children and loves fashion history, practising the art of fashion illustration, col ...more

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	The Paris Seamstress 4.10 avg rating — 25,702 ratings — published 2018 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Secret 4.46 avg rating — 18,668 ratings — published 2020 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Riviera House 4.31 avg rating — 15,460 ratings — published 2021 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Orphan 4.19 avg rating — 15,507 ratings — published 2019 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre 3.99 avg rating — 12,646 ratings — published 2022 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard 4.05 avg rating — 9,260 ratings — published 2023 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 4.22 avg rating — 3,583 ratings — published 2016 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mademoiselle Alliance 4.25 avg rating — 3,534 ratings — published 2025 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Seamstress, Free Preview: Chapters 1-4 4.15 avg rating — 2,992 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Mother's Secret 4.21 avg rating — 2,349 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It’s the time of year when we start to get both reflective and panicked in equal measure. How can it be just over six weeks until Christmas? How can I get everything done before then? Do I actually need to get everything done before then? Probably not!

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Land

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Natasha Lester wrote a new blog post Best Books of 2026 It’s the time of year when we start to get both reflective and panicked in equal measure. How can it be just over six weeks until Christmas? How can I Read more of this blog post »
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Natasha Lester started reading Land by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My copy of the book was provided to me by the publisher. Don Draper, step away. It's time for the women of Madison Avenue's ad agencies to tell their vastly more interesting stories. This is a fascinating intergenerational saga set against the tumultu ...more
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Review of advance copy provided by publisher. A unique and absorbing story that poses the question: how would your life change if you were given a second chance? Marianne arrives in Walter's life determined to help him make different and better choice ...more
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“she could make women feel stronger and bolder and more courageous, as they would need to be through these dark times.”
― Natasha Lester, The Paris Seamstress

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“There are certain sacrifices that will never be repaid.”
― Natasha Lester, The Paris Secret

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“For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even.”
― Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree by India Hayford

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India Hayford

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Don't Tell Me How to Die by Marshall Karp

Don't Tell Me How to Die
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JFK Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Taraborrelli

JFK: Public, Private, Secret
J. Randy Taraborrelli

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No More Tears The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Gardiner Harris

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Never Say Never
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The Colony Club
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The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester

The Mademoiselle Alliance
Natasha Lester

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