The Flight Portfolio: Based on a true story, utterly gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 historical fiction [Paperback] Orringer, Julie

**The Flight Portfolio** throws you straight into 1940 Marseille, where American journalist Varian Fry races against time to smuggle Europe's most brilliant artists and writers out of Nazi-occupied France. Based on real events, Julie Orringer crafts a nail-biting tale of impossible choices, forbidden love, and the desperate measures people take to save lives—and art—from destruction.

This gripping World War 2 historical fiction explores how ordinary people become heroes when everything's falling apart. Perfect for readers who devoured *All the Light We Cannot See* or *The Tattooist of Auschwitz*, but want something with more moral complexity and fewer easy answers.

Orringer, acclaimed author of *How to Breathe Underwater*, delivers her signature blend of meticulous research and emotional punch. Expect sleepless nights and tissues nearby.

This preloved paperback from Patina Paperbacks is ready for its next devoted reader.

**Reader Reviews:**
"Couldn't put it down—stayed up until 3am finishing it. The characters felt so real I kept Googling them afterward."

"Finally, a WWII novel that doesn't romanticize the era. Brutal, beautiful, and completely absorbing."