The Velvet HoursBy: Alyson Richman From the international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters, comes a storyinspired by true eventsof two women pursuing freedom and independence in Paris during WWII. As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young French woman closes the door to her late grandmothers treasure filled apartment, unsure if shell ever return. An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian cultivated a life of art and