A Courtesan in the War

By Mutlu Cetin

Paris, 1944. The most beautiful city in Europe, wrapped in shadows.

Beneath the Nazi occupation, the streets are cold and dangerous-but for courtesan Madeleine Rousseau, survival comes at a different price: her body.

In a world ruled by power and silence, Madeleine sells herself to stay alive-until she meets Commander Heinrich von Eiger. What begins as a transaction turns into a passion that threatens to shatter them both. Is love possible when everything is forbidden?

Told through the eyes of a woman who never chose war but was forced to fight it in her own way, this novel explores sex, violence, conscience, and the agony of choosing what kind of human you will be.

The Courtesan of Rue Blanche is a powerful and sensual historical novel about love in the unlikeliest of places. For fans of Kristin Hannah, Anthony Doerr, and Tatiana de Rosnay.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJQLR8RQ
• ISBN13: 9798289498816
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"