Natasha Lester’s “The Three Lives Of Alix St. Pierre”

I first heard about The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre [Buy Bookshop Amazon] by Natasha Lester while on an influencer call with the team at Forever, and they were kind enough to send me an advanced copy.

Y’all.

Spoiler alert: I loved it.

The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre is a twist on history. Dior’s first publicist when he was getting started after WWII was a man, but in this story, Lester gives us a look at what it might have been like if Dior had a woman handling his press, which in and of itself is a fascinating story. But Lester amps up the tension by bringing Alix’s past back to haunt her.

Portions of the story are from a couple years prior, when Alix was a spy during the war. It takes us through her recruitment and up to planning a mission that didn’t go as planned. A mission that left several men dead, including her fiancé. Not only does she have to deal with the guilt of that mission, but in the timeline where she works with Dior, the source that led her team into the trap is stirring up trouble for her. Alix is bound and determined to find whoever that informant was and get back to a normal life.

Natasha weaves the two storylines together in a wonderful way. There’s so much tension in both storylines, even though you know what’s coming from the past portions. She describes the dresses and Paris so beautifully, it will make you want to look up photos to compare. (Yes, the dresses are real.)

One of my favorite things with historical fiction is when the author includes a detailed note about what parts of the story are real and what they took liberties with. This is one of those books. Natasha’s note also includes the books she used as reference in creating the characters, both real and fictional. There’s a wealth of knowledge there that could easily send you down a research rabbit hole or two.

Definitely check out The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre if you love historical fiction, or WWII stories.

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