num_pages: 371
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 doesnt really believe in. Ultimately he cant resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spacesbehind a painting within a column or inside a drainpipedetecting 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.
language: English
title: The Paris Architect
publisher: Sourcebooks