Well, it's been quite awhile since I've found time to update this blog...I believe I finished reading this book back in early October, while I was on bedrest in the hospital waiting for the birth of my twins. My sister-in-law loaned this one to me, and when I first read that it was yet another book about WWII, I was not too excited. But, I'm glad I dove in because this was definitely one of my favorites of the year. At the outset of this book, a young Hungarian architecture student arrives in Paris to pursue his dreams. While he is Jewish, and the war has begun, he is seemingly oblivious to the potential dangers in store. He finds a forbidden love in his new city, and makes strange and wonderful friendships. Slowly, the realities of the war begin to set in, as the young man sees freedoms around him slowly taken away, and a hate group at his school grow in increasing numbers and power. This story is told in an beautiful and very readable fashion. It reminded me of Richard Russo. Toward the end, the book became difficult to read, just in terms of the subject matter, but overall this is a powerful narrative with rich characters.
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