--- product_id: 61171928 title: "The Room on Rue Amelie Hardcover – March 27, 2018" brand: "kristin harmel" price: "€ 27.66" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/61171928-the-room-on-rue-amelie-hardcover-march-27-2018 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Room on Rue Amelie Hardcover – March 27, 2018 **Brand:** kristin harmel **Price:** € 27.66 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Room on Rue Amelie Hardcover – March 27, 2018 by kristin harmel - **How much does it cost?** € 27.66 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/61171928-the-room-on-rue-amelie-hardcover-march-27-2018) ## Best For - kristin harmel enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted kristin harmel brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Room on Rue Amelie Hardcover – March 27, 2018 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ykuQgblaL.jpg) ![The Room on Rue Amelie Hardcover – March 27, 2018 - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51fROQAEt2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ Reads like a adolescent romance *by P***T on Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019* Meh, the story is readable mostly but the characters have little depth, the book is too light on WWII detail and the story is predictable. Before she gets involved in the resistance, Ruby doesn't seem to do much of anything and there is no explanation of how Ruby and her husband Marcel derive any income. And the romance cliches! "She was struck anew by the sheer size of him, the way her head would fit perfectly against his solid chest...." And, [ahem] "this time when his lips touched hers, his kiss felt different than it had before. It was tentative and urgent, and she could taste the question on his tongue." I cringed reading this stuff on the train, for fear someone would read it over my shoulder. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautiful but sad story well told. *by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018* The period of 1939 in Paris was a compendium of many outlooks: Fear, Hope and Confidence that the City of Lights and all of France would somehow evade the coming Nazi threat. The resident of the apartments on Rue Amelie are a varied group. Ruby is the protagonist, an American, and married to a rather nasty fellow named Marcel Benoit. Marcel is engaged in a clandestine effort to help downed RAF pilots to escape France and return to England so they can fly again. Ruby undertakes this hazardous duty when Marcel goes permanently missing. Ruby’s neighbors are a Jewish family, the Dachers, one of whom is a teen girl named Charlotte. When the gestapo take the parents away for “relocation,” Ruby becomes a proxy mother to Charlotte. The situation becomes ever more complicated when a downed RAF pilot named Thomas shows up at Ruby’s doorstep. She takes him in, hides him, and helps with his escape and return to England. During Thomas’s brief stay, he and Ruby fall in love and vow that they shall be together again on some fine day. This is a beautiful story and there are many poignant events which occur with the war’s backdrop during the early 1940s. You will become very familiar and sympathetic with the characters in this story as they try to evade the Germans so they can live to fight another day. There are many bright spots along the way but, as is always the case in a massive war involving millions of innocent civilians, you’ll encounter several tragic but realistic events which our characters will endure. I was close to tears near the end of this book and I’ll wager that you will be as well.A ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The inspiring story of World War II escape lines for downed pilots *by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018* The Room on Rue Amelie tells the story of what happened to many British and some American pilots whose airplanes were shot down while flying missions over France in the Second World War. Through valiant and self-sacrificing efforts by French citizens the pilots were rescued, given shelter and medical care and then led back to England by means of secret escape routes that involved the coordinated efforts of many participants. The story's narrator is a young American woman living in Paris, whose husband is executed by the Germans after they discover he had been participating in the rescue efforts of the downed pilots. She ends up carrying on the work of the escape lines and saving the life of a Jewish girl whom she shelters. What I liked about the book was that it didn't paint a homogeneous, good-guys/bad guys picture of the French or the Germans, but allowed for depictions of decent and cruel people on both sides of the war. But more than anything else, I liked that the book described a little-known chapter of WWII - the inspiring story of the escape lines. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/61171928-the-room-on-rue-amelie-hardcover-march-27-2018](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/61171928-the-room-on-rue-amelie-hardcover-march-27-2018) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-14*