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In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city offers a young girl hope. Can it also offer a lost soul a second chance?

Morocco, 1941. With France having fallen to Nazi occupation, twelve-year-old Josie has fled with her family to Casablanca, where they await safe passage to America. Life here is as intense as the sun, every sight, smell and sound overwhelming to the senses in a city filled with extraordinary characters. It’s a world away from the trouble back home - and Josie loves it.

Seventy years later, another new arrival in the intoxicating port city, Zoe, is struggling - with her marriage, her baby daughter and her new life as an expat in an unfamiliar place. But when she discovers a small wooden box and a diary from the 1940s beneath the floorboards of her daughter’s bedroom, Zoe enters the inner world of young Josie, who once looked out on the same view of the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew a very different Casablanca.

It’s not long before Zoe begins to see her adopted city through Josie’s eyes. But can a new perspective help her turn tragedy into hope, and find the comfort she needs to heal her broken heart?

©2021 by Fiona Valpy. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Africa
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Critic reviews

“A novel that will whisk you to another time and place, The Storyteller of Casablanca is a tender tale of hope, resilience, and new beginnings.”—Imogen Clark, bestselling author of Postcards From a Stranger

“Fiona Valpy has an exquisite talent for creating characters so rounded and delightful that they almost feel like family, and this makes what happens to them feel very personal.”—Louise Douglas, bestselling author of The House by the Sea

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thoroughly enjoyed the story which kept surprising me right to the end.
excellent language skills

fabulous story

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Loved this book-drew me in right away. The strength of the characters, the vivid description of Casablanca .. wonderfully written and beautifully narrated. Really exceptional. I actually cried at one part which I think is the first for me when listening to a book-really moving.

Beautiful haunting book

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Loved the story. I couldn’t stop listening while laying in the sun on holiday. Lots of twists

White feather

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such a good book and really well performed. depsite constant app errors from audible I still listened every free moment.

Great but heart breaking

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Now and again I pick up a listen in sale and divert from my usual preference of crime and thriller. I don’t review many books outside my comfort zone, usually going for those exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. The Sttoryteller of Casablanca is by all means the former, really good, not a story I heard written in a different way before, very real and true to life. I had a slight niggle about Grace being such a placid child…. until my question was answered.
Highly recommend.

Surprisingly good

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