Paris Architect
A Novel
by Charles Belfoure
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Pub Date Oct 01 2013 | Archive Date Jul 22 2014
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Description
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn't really believe in. Ultimately he can't resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spaces—behind a painting, within a column, or inside a drainpipe—detecting possibilities invisible to the average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no longer deny reality.
Written by an expert whose knowledge imbues every page, this story becomes more gripping with every life the architect tries to save.
Advance Praise
“A vivid, suspenseful story which keeps you gripped to the very last page. Charles Belfoure writes with great warmth, conjuring up an intriguing cast of characters, and painting a fascinating picture of Paris under the Occupation, with all its contradictions – the opulence, and the fear.”
--Margaret Leroy, author of THE SOLDIER’S WIFE
"A mercenary, talented man's passion for his creative work leads him down moral roads he never could have envisioned. The ingenious hiding spaces and the people in them infiltrated my imagination for weeks. I dreamed about this novel."
--Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of THOSE WHO SAVE US and THE STORMCHASERS
“An emotionally stirring story about choices and sacrifices. Highly recommended.”
--Carol Hicks, Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks, Truckee, CA
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781402284311 |
| PRICE | $25.99 (USD) |
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