Why did I love this book?
In the early days of World War II, a Paris-based film producer tries to carry on working as usual and ignore the Nazi occupiers. Given the chance to give some minor aid to the British secret service, he agrees, and with each step, heās drawn deeper and deeper into danger. His bestāand onlyāweapon is his wits. Maybe at first he doesnāt think heās taking much of a risk. But, with hindsight, I know how precarious his situation is, and Iām silently begging him not to do it! Furstās riveting spy tales are what first attracted me to stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
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Paris 1940. The civilised, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson ends with the German occupation of the city. Out of money and almost out of luck, Casson attempts to work with a German film company but finds himself drawn into the dark world of espionage and double agents. More used to evading jealous husbands than the secret police, Casson becomes a reluctant spy, torn between honour, patriotism, love and survival.