amyb
Senior Insider
I am so glad I packed this paperback. A great read by an architect that tells the story of how one man designs hiding places for Jews in Paris of 1942.
He is asked by a gentile to do this one favor for him. Though himself a non Jew, he knows that the Jews of Paris are brought to Drancy and then never seen again. He agrees to build a secret hiding place and this new task he agrees to, leads to more favors asked.
A good picture of what Paris was like after the Germans seized control and proceeded to annihilate the Jewish population. This one man could and did make a difference in this novel. He saves the lives of children and adults and against his better judgement manages to become a righteous man. He does the right thing.
A very good story.
He is asked by a gentile to do this one favor for him. Though himself a non Jew, he knows that the Jews of Paris are brought to Drancy and then never seen again. He agrees to build a secret hiding place and this new task he agrees to, leads to more favors asked.
A good picture of what Paris was like after the Germans seized control and proceeded to annihilate the Jewish population. This one man could and did make a difference in this novel. He saves the lives of children and adults and against his better judgement manages to become a righteous man. He does the right thing.
A very good story.