It's so fun discovering a new-to-me author and loving her newest book even more than the last. 
 And that's after giving The Paris Secret five stars - Natasha Lester's The Riviera House is just that good!
 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for my gifted copy for review!
 This historical fiction novel is told in two timelines, one is Éliane's story in the WWII era, then Remy's story in present-day.
 Remy has experienced the agonizing loss of her family. She has tried to rebuild her life as a vintage fashion proprietor and living in a Riviera home she mysteriously inherited.
 Along the way she discovers a painting from her childhood has connection to the wave of Nazi theft of Jewish artwork during the war and the Jeu de Paume museum as a holding/sorting facility. 
 Folded in are the unanswered questions of Remy's family history, of her parents and grandparents.
 Éliane's story fills in the backstory, with the sweeping backdrops of Paris, the French Riviera and New York; the art and resistance community. 
 I don't read a ton of historical fiction but this one was absolutely in my interest area - I'm intrigued by art history and thefts, alongside strong and memorable female characters. Natasha Lester manages to infuse her books about the horrors of war with layers of beauty and obvious depth of research.
 Absolutely recommended!
 Released on Aug. 31.