The Paris Architect
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The Paris Architect
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Narrated by:
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Mark Bramhall
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By:
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Charles Belfoure
About this listen
Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn't really believe in. Ultimately he can't resist the challenge and begins designing expertly concealed hiding spaces - behind a painting, within a column, or inside a drainpipe - detecting possibilities invisible to the average eye. But when one of his clever hiding spaces fails horribly and the immense suffering of Jews becomes incredibly personal, he can no longer deny reality.
Written by an expert whose knowledge imbues every word, this story becomes more gripping with every life the architect tries to save.
©2013 Charles Belfoure (P)2013 Random House AudioCritic Reviews
"Words like 'riveting' and 'compelling' aren't strong enough to describe this remarkable novel narrated by Mark Bramhall and set in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942." (AudioFile Magazine)
"Belfoure writes like an up-and-coming Ken Follett... There's plenty of detail to interest architecture buffs, too." (Booklist)
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- mrs sherrie martin
- 04-12-2019
A Hand To A Shoulder Will Never Be The Same
Each hand to Lucien’s shoulder signalled he beginning of a transformation. It was wonderful to experience such exquisite subtle beauty in the face of horrific ugliness. I didn’t like it at first - perhaps the subject matter but I loved it in the end.
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- Sandi Kerr
- 18-04-2024
Not what I expected
The story was hard to stop listening to. Very gripping. I was sorry when it finished
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Marlene Ayres
- 11-10-2018
Bug report. Can’t listen to file. It just stopped
I have only read about an hour but it just stopped. I’m enjoying so far.
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