{"product_id":"9781474610568-under-occupation","title":"Under Occupation","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpying and subterfuge in occupied Paris from one of the great masters of the spy genre. Inspired by the true story of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany, who smuggled valuable intelligence to the French resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e'100 BEST SUMMER READS'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping. the twists and intrigue keep coming' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'As ever, Furst vividly evokes a sense of time and place' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Must-Read Books of the Year)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOccupied Paris, 1942.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the dark, treacherous city, the German occupying forces are everywhere-and so are French resistance fighters, working secretly to defeat Hitler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust before he dies, a man being chased by the Gestapo hands off a strange-looking document to the unsuspecting novelist Paul Ricard. It looks like a blueprint of a part for a military weapon   -  one that might have important information for the Allied forces   -  and Ricard realizes he must try to get it into the hands of members of the resistance network. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into anti-German efforts, Ricard travels deep into enemy territory and along the escape routes of underground resistance safe houses, spying on Nazi maneuvers. And when he meets the mysterious and beautiful Leila, a professional spy, they begin to work together to get crucial information out of France and into the hands of the Allied forces in London.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAN FURST - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe master of the historical spy novel\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e'Alan Furst is in a class of his own' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Furst is an addiction' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'If you are a John le Carre' fan, this is definitely for you' \u003cb\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Furst's ability to recreate the terrors of espionage is matchless' \u003cb\u003eRobert Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'America's preeminent spy novelist' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Furst never stops astounding me' \u003cb\u003eTom Hanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'How I envy anybody who has not yet discovered Furst's writing' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451511222646,"sku":"9781474610568","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26800023.jpg?v=1760462795","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474610568-under-occupation","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}