Synopsis
To a passerby strolling Boulevard St. Germain, the man and woman ensconcedat the caf table could be lovers. In truth, they are nearly strangers, anAmerican writer recording the wartime experiences of a dying Frenchwoman.Christine came of age in Paris in 1937, embarking upon a series of loveaffairs and a career as a journalist in the glittering city of lights,living in true French fashion, with irrepressible *joie de vivre*...even asAdolf Hitler's fascist regime begins its march into France. When Christinepens a series of articles criticizing the appeasement of the Germans, shedraws the ire of Nazi spies. Her Jewish husband is arrested, leavingChristine with a brutal choice: succumb to a liaison with a Nazi General orforfeit her life and that of her family. As this intriguing novel unfolds,Christine's deep courage and unfaltering faith in the face of overwhelmingodds becomes an object lesson in the importance of individual choice and thepower of love and forgiveness. This second edition contains adult language and situations. An Abrideged version is available with the same title: For the Love of Paris - Abridged. The Abridged version does not contain adult language.
