‘Last Twilight in Paris’: Love Endures in the Shadow of War

A found locket inspires a British woman to search for its lost owner and solve a World War II mystery.

"Last Twilight In Paris" by Pam Janoff tells a tale of love in the Paris of 1939. Park Row/Pam Jenoff

In the last innocent days of Paris in 1938, a young Jewish woman who’s been raised in a sheltered environment is cut off from the world by overprotective parents. In England, in 1953, a former Red Cross volunteer, now a wife and mother, is haunted by a wartime tragedy she never fully understood.

A chance discovery reignites a mystery that bridges their stories across time and, hopefully, eases their troubled souls. This dual storyline serves as the basis for author Pam Jenoff’s latest novel, “Last Twilight in Paris.”

A Serious Résumé

Before she became an author, Pam Jenoff cultivated quite a multifaceted career, spanning international diplomacy, law, and education. She began her public service as a special assistant to the secretary of the Army at the Pentagon before heading over to the State Department as a foreign service officer.