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This book was a five star read for me, although the subject matter was at times disturbing. I liked the idea of an architect building hideaways for the Jewish people of Nazi occupied France. What really really drew me in was the cover of the little girl looking out.
Lucien Bernard is the architect in this historical fiction novel. He is driven by money that is all he cares about. He works with the Germans to design modern factories, while also building places for the Jewish people who live in fea ...more
Lucien Bernard is the architect in this historical fiction novel. He is driven by money that is all he cares about. He works with the Germans to design modern factories, while also building places for the Jewish people who live in fea ...more
Lucien, a modernist architect, chose to remain in Paris under the Occupation, but is struggling. There has been no work and money is running out. When he's ultimately approached by a wealthy French industrialist to design secretly a hiding place with the promise of a factory design commission for the Germans, Lucian takes the work, which leads to much more similar secret and open projects. Lucien is not a hero and in fact at first is not only a coward but also a bigot. With Lucien as the central
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A story set in occupied Paris that IMO could have captivated me, if only the writing had been better. The simplicity of the writing, at times, put me off. If only an editor would have stepped in and told Belfoure to step it up.
Lucien is an architect, who feels no sympathy for the Jews, yet hates the Nazis' in equal measure. He is approached by a Parisian factory owner who is trying to save as many Jews as he can. The twist is that this same man is involved with helping the Nazi's build their war ...more
Lucien is an architect, who feels no sympathy for the Jews, yet hates the Nazis' in equal measure. He is approached by a Parisian factory owner who is trying to save as many Jews as he can. The twist is that this same man is involved with helping the Nazi's build their war ...more
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Sharmon
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