The Paris Architect

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 page, this story becomes gripping with every life the architect tries to save. Best Read [ The Paris Architect ] By [ Charles Belfoure ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The concept of this book was excellent.an architect who retrofits spaces within homes to hide Jewish individuals during WWII The writing left much to be desired Filled with anachronisms, the narrative was so simplistic it just did not fit the time period From The Paris Architect page 198He felt as if he was in one of those dumb ass American movies he d seen A character would be in a quandary over what to do A miniature angel wearing wings and halo appeared on one shoulder telling him The concept of this book was excellent.an architect who retrofits spaces within homes to hide Jewis...The only thing this book has going for it is a good premise Seriously, I love historical fiction, character development in trying times, and moral quandaries Also, architecture And plots set abroad I wasn t expecting anything high brow, just a good, plot driven escape But Let me count the ways that this book failed 1 The writing is atrocious No, really, it s clunky and the dialogue is about as stilted as you can get 2 Most of the characters lack the motivation for the actions they ca The only th...O V rus BenignoLucien um arquiteto ambicioso que n o sente particular empatia pelo sofrimento alheio.Assim, quando convidado a participar num empreendimento que poder salvar vidas humanas, apenas se sente motivado pelo lado material do projecto.Por m, com o passar do tempo, a pr tica a que se entregou, ser parteira de sentimentos mais nobres.Lucien modifica se e vai nos conquistando Dir se ia que a causa nobre a que se dedicou foi como um V rus Benigno que lhe infectou a Alma Espraiando hori O V rus BenignoLucien um arquiteto ambicioso que n...While the method of illuding the Nazis mentioned in this book is one which doubtless would have been used, this particular story itself is fictional These events are not drawn from one particular case rather, the author says he got the idea from the story of Nicholas Owen, a Jesuit lay brother who devoted the greater part of his life to constructing hiding places to protect the lives of persecuted priests during the reign of Elizabeth 1.In 1942 Paris, all Jewish people are being rounded up by While the method of illuding the Nazis mentioned in this book is one which doubtless would have been used, this particular story itself is fictional These events are not drawn from one particular case rather, the author says he got the id...How do I put this one into words for my review It was gooooooood A goooood novel Not high literature, but damn it all I enjoyed it a lot Exciting It starts with great historical details of life in Paris during WW2, then the excitement builds and builds and builds Parts are gruesome, but the ending left a big smile on my face Yeah, tons of fun.But I have to tell you this the narration of the audiobok was t e r r i b l e..by Mark Bramhall I mean his French and German dialects were laugh How do I put this one into words for my review It was gooooooood A goooood novel Not high literature, but damn it all I enjoyed it a lot Exciting It starts with great historical details of life in Paris during WW2, then the excitement builds and builds and builds Parts are gruesome, but the ending left a big smile on my face Yeah, tons of fun.But I have to tell you this the narration of the audiobok was t e r r i b l e..by Mark Bramhall I mean his French and German dialects were laughable And you are not supposed to be laughing He cannot do women s voices either I mean bad OK, when he is just relating straight events, not dialogs, you can relax The thing is, the terrible narration did NOT affect my appreciation of the book I make a huge effort to distinguish between the writing and t...From the moment I saw the haunting cover of this novel, I knew I had to read it The small Jewish girl hiding in plain sight says so much about the work of gifted architect, Lucien Bernard, the flawed protagonist of Charles Belfoure s THE PARIS ARCHITECT.Lucian is fairly despicable at the start of the novel He no longer loves his wife, he has a mistress, and he does not care about the Jews being plagued by the Nazis in occupied France He only cares about surviving by making as much money as po From the moment I saw the haunting cover of this novel, I knew I had to r...We shape our buildings thereafter they shape usWinston ChurchillCharles Belfoure, a national bestselling author, has penned a heart touching as well as enlightening and nostalgic novel, The Paris Architect, that accounts the story of an architect based in Paris during the world war II when German have occupied the city and was ordering the Jews out of the city, when this normal regular, law abiding architect chances upon a golden opportunity to prove his worth by taking life threateninWe shape our buildings thereafter they shape usWinston ChurchillCharles Belfoure, a national bestselling author, has penned a heart touching as well as enlightening and nostalgic novel, The Paris Architect, that accounts the story of an architect based in Paris during the world war II when German have occupied the city and was ordering the Jews out of the city, when this normal regular, law abiding architect chances upon a golden opportunity to prove his worth by taki...Can you trust the people you used to trust Can your life be normal That question was asked every single day of Lucien s life and every single day of any French citizen living in Paris during the Nazi occupation.Life definitely was not the same as before You had to watch everything you said and did Lucien had to make a decision about doing something he knew was very dangerous Lucien was an architect and was asked to design hiding places for Jewish friends of Auguste Manet, a well known busin Can you trust the people you used to trust Can your life be normal That question was asked every single day of Lucien s life and every single day of any French citizen living in Paris during the Nazi occupation.Life definitely was not the same as before You had to watch everything you said and did Lucien had to make a decision about doing something he knew was very dangerous Lucien was an architect and was asked to design hiding places for Jewish friends of Auguste Manet, a well known businessman in Paris Lucien feared for his life but couldn t pass up this offer Lucien agreed only because he had no money, and because he would be paid a large sum.You will feel Lucien s fear as he i...I really struggled with how to rate this book.On the one hand, I ve read a ton of WW2 fiction and I loved how this presented a different perspective The story was engaging and suspenseful, and in some passages so realistic that I felt sick to my stomach.On the other hand, I really struggled with the narrative voice Something about it just kept popping me out of the story I also felt like Lucien s changes of heart and gro...Undeservedly low ratings on Goodreads In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard is leading double lives a dull, loveless marriage while having an affair with a famous designer and accepting commissions from a Christian to design hiding places for Jews and to design factories for the Nazis Living in terror, Lucien...

• English
• 22 April 2017
Charles Belfoure
• Hardcover
• 371 pages
• 1402284314
• Charles Belfoure
• The Paris Architect