The Paris Architect

This story was a little different from WWII-era stories I've read previously. Last summer I read The Invisible Bridge about a Hungarian-Jewish architect, expecting a similar plot in this novel. I was surprised that Belfoure chose to write from the perspective of a Gentile who at first is inclined to neutrality/ignorance of the Nazi's occupation of France. However, after a hefty sum from a client, Lucien agrees to assist in hiding Jews in plain sight. One interesting thing from The Paris Architect was Lucien's perspective on the French Resistance; he held the belief that their acts of rebellion only caused the Germans to retaliate with more intensity. I have only read books directly involving Resistance fighters or the persecuted Jewish people themselves, so it was intriguing to consider what some Gentiles thought of the events during the War.