Book Review of The Paris Deception

Rebecca Graf
3 min readFeb 26, 2024

Too many atrocities occurred during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Most could not be fought against, but some clever ones managed to fool the Nazi’s with forged works of art and other deceptive methods. They risked their lives to free their country and save whatever they could.

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Two women find themselves setting aside their personal differences to join together in order to deceive the Nazis. They once were sisters, but the murder of the one they both loved committed in front of them pushes them apart…until the Nazi take over Paris and show their hand regarding art. Art was stolen from all, especially Jewish households after the families were rounded up and sent to the concentration camps. as the art came in, it was sorted by acceptable and what was considered degenerate. The art was sent to Nazi galleries, personal galleries, sold, or burned. The thought of all of such unique works of art being lost forever weighed too much on the minds of many who sought their own way to fight back by hiding as much of the art as they could or at least keeping detailed records so they could be found after the way. They will use their artistic talents to do what they can…

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Rebecca Graf

Writer for ten years, lover of education, and degrees in business, history, and English. Striving to become a Renassiance woman. www.writerrebeccagraf.com