Author: Charles Belfoure
Charles Belfoure's debut novel is set in Nazi occupied Paris in the early 1940s. Lucien Bernard is a brilliant architect who is desperately looking for work, when an interesting proposition comes his way. A rich Parisian, Manet, offers him a regular architectural gig, in return for his help in designing a hiding space for Jews. Lucien is loath to take this on, but his desperate situation tips the balance and the rest is history, albeit fictional. The book is a true thriller with lots of architectural detail thrown in. The description of the Nazi brutality has been repeated so often that you feel that you have read it before. Nevertheless, the book is a page-turner and builds up to a nice climax.
Charles Belfoure's debut novel is set in Nazi occupied Paris in the early 1940s. Lucien Bernard is a brilliant architect who is desperately looking for work, when an interesting proposition comes his way. A rich Parisian, Manet, offers him a regular architectural gig, in return for his help in designing a hiding space for Jews. Lucien is loath to take this on, but his desperate situation tips the balance and the rest is history, albeit fictional. The book is a true thriller with lots of architectural detail thrown in. The description of the Nazi brutality has been repeated so often that you feel that you have read it before. Nevertheless, the book is a page-turner and builds up to a nice climax.
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