All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White

All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White is told using three characters following three timelines. The French heiress Aurelie’s story takes place in France in 1914 as World War I breaks out. The Resistance fighter Daisy’s tale is set during World War II. Babs, a British widow, is drawn to Paris in 1964 to solve a mystery from her war veteran husband’s life. Seemingly, the stories are connected by the Ritz Hotel in Paris…but is that the only way they are connected?

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Following three timelines is a real challenge, especially since supporting characters crossover into the stories. I found myself constantly wondering how the three main characters and timelines would finally converge.

World war novels have been enjoying a resurgence lately, and this is one of the better ones for me who is world-war-weary as the focus is not on the wars specifically but on the people who were affected by them.

This is the first book I’ve read by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and  Karen White as collective authors. I was intrigued to read the book because I just heard Karen White speak at the Dahlonega Literary Festival in March before the virus hit about the process the three authors follow to write a book together. These authors previously collaborated to write The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room. I have read both Karen White and Beatriz Williams as lone authors and enjoyed their books.