The Paris Architect (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Hardcover) - Hardcover

Belfoure, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410477991 ISBN 13: 9781410477996

Verlag: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

A Parisian architect is paid handsomely to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country but struggles with risking his life for a cause he is ambivalent towards, until a personal failure brings home their suffering.

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"A very worthwhile story. Everyone is put in a position to choose what matters most...the reader is left wondering how one would respond in such a situation." - Nancy Nevin Nelson, Sunriver Books & Music, Sunriver, OR

"I love that in The "Paris Architect", 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

"Charles Belfoure's historical thriller delivers the suspense of Schindler's List and the German-occupied Paris of Alan Furst in this tense tale of an architect hiding Jews from the Nazis." - Julie Kramer, author of Shunning Sarah and Stalking Susan

"In architect Belfoure's fiction debut, the architectural and historical details are closely rendered ... A satisfyingly streamlined World War II thriller." - Kirkus

"A gripping page-turner... Charles Belfoure shines a light on the human heart -- a complex maze of love, hope, and the yearning for redemption -- and in doing so, provides a riveting reminder of sacrifices made by history's most unlikely heroes to triumph over evil." - Kristina McMorris, author of Bridge of Scarlet Leaves

"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

"All novelists are architects. But are all architects novelists? Charles Belfoure in his impressive debut seems to have brought us
the best of both worlds. Here is a novel to read alongside the latest Alan Furst. I hope there will be more." - Alan Cheuse, Novelist and NPR book commentator

"Belfoure writes like an up-and-coming Ken Follett ... There's plenty of detail to interest architecture buffs, too.
" - Booklist

""Architect and debut author Belfoure's portrayal of Vichy France is both disturbing and captivating, and his beautiful tale demonstrates that while human beings are capable of great atrocities, they have a capacity for tremendous acts of courage as well." - Library Journal" - Library Journal

"By combining his architectural background with his knowledge of Parisian culture and history, Belfoure tells an intriguing story about the people who risked their lives to save individuals who often had nothing to give in return except their gratitude." - Deseret News

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410477991
• ISBN 13: 9781410477996
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 555
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar