The Paris architect
Subtitle: a novel
By: Charles Belfoure
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781402284311
Subjects: Underground movements; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; History; Architects; Fiction
Description: Paris, 1942. The architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money-- and maybe get him killed. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist. When one of his hiding spaces fails horribly, and the problem of where to hide a Jew becomes terribly personal, Lucien can no longer ignore what's at stake.
Notes: Includes reading group guide: pages [365]-367; author Q & A: pages [369]-371.