![]() ![]() "A beautiful and elegant account of an ordinary man's unexpected and reluctant descent into heroism during the second world war."-Malcolm Gladwell Book clubs will pore over the questions Charles Belfoure raises about justice, resistance, and just how far we'll go to make things right. ![]() But when one of his hideouts fails horribly, and the problem of where to conceal a Jew becomes much more personal, and he can no longer ignore what's at stake. : The Paris Architect (9780749019471) by Belfoure, Charles and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist.Soon Lucien is hiding more souls and saving lives. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it while World War II rages on. In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money- and maybe get him killed. ![]() THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An extraordinary book about a gifted architect who reluctantly begins a secret life of resistance, devising ingenious hiding places for Jews in World War II Paris.In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money-and maybe get him killed. The Paris architect : a novel by Belfoure, Charles, 1954-Publication date 2013 Topics Architects - France - Paris - Fiction, World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - France - Paris. ![]()
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