{"product_id":"the-paris-architect-9781402294150","title":"The Paris Architect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money--and maybe get him killed. 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. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Lucien is hiding more souls and saving lives. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautiful and elegant account of an ordinary man's unexpected and reluctant descent into heroism during the second world war.\"--Malcolm Gladwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook clubs will pore over the questions Charles Belfoure raises about justice, resistance, and just how far we'll go to make things right.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso by Charles Belfoure: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fallen Architect\u003cbr\u003eHouse of Thieves\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Landmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402294150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Charles Belfoure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649608773788,"sku":"9781402294150","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_27194b5f-8b98-4ac2-8708-ef7e977d185f.jpg?v=1603873288","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-paris-architect-9781402294150","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}