Skylark
From the NYT-bestselling author of The Paris Wife
$27.99
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2026
Summary
A woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 17th-century Paris intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the Nazi occupation, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time
1664: Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works. Though she loves her father, she secretly dreams of creating her own masterpiece, and knows she is more than capable of doing so. Her boldness, however, will have dangerous consequences.
1939…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781836432470 |
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| ISBN-10: | 183643247X |
| Author: | Paula McLain |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 576g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 155mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘McLain tells each story with panache and Paris in both eras comes alive in her hands… A real treat.’ The Sunday Times
‘An enthralling plunge into deep layers of Paris history, both beautifully written and breathtakingly suspenseful. I could not put it down.’ Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
‘Paula McLain returns to Paris, the setting of her most celebrated novel, to intertwine two eras of upheaval with masterful precision. Seductive, subversive, and impossible to put down.’ Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train
‘Above all, Skylark is the gift of a brilliant storyteller… If she were not a superb novelist, McLain most surely would be a painter – what brilliant colours, images, and textures.’ Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun
‘A resounding elegy of love, courage, and defiance… Mysterious and haunting and timeless. I loved it.’ Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River
‘A magnificent book with prose that is lush, seductive, and velvet-rich. This big, bold, deep, satisfying literary adventure is a stunning tour-de-force.’ Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters
‘Intimate and sweeping… I’m convinced no one in the world can write like Paula McLain. Vital and prescient, she is absolutely one of the finest writers of our age.’ Amy Jo Burns, author of Mercury
‘Paula McLain is a story alchemist… This is the kind of historical fiction I live for—stories where the past acts as a mirror for the modern milieu.’ Sarah McCoy, New York Times-bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
‘With fine-tuned historical detail, McLain’s latest is a compelling tale of human will, resilience, and connection.’ Booklist
Paula McLain
Paula McLain is the New York Times-bestselling author of six novels, including The Paris Wife, Circling the Sun, and Love and Ruin, as well as two collections of poetry and a memoir. Her work has been published in over thirty-five countries, and featured in the New York Times, Guardian, Town & Country, Real Simple, and elsewhere.
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