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France, 1940. The once glittering boulevards of Paris teem with spies, collaborators, and the Gestapo now that France has fallen to Hitler's Wermacht. For André Breton, Max Ernst, Marc Chagall, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, and scores of other cultural elite who have been denounced as enemies of the Third Reich the fear of imminent arrest, deportation, and death defines their daily life. Their only salvation is the Villa Air-Bel, a château outside Marseille where a group of young people will go to extraordinary lengths to keep them alive.
A powerfully told, meticulously researched true story filled with suspense, drama, and intrigue, Villa Air-Bel delves into a fascinating albeit hidden saga in our recent history. It is a remarkable account of how a diverse intelligentsia--intense, brilliant, and utterly terrified--was able to survive one of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century.
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"She's got style."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"A moving and richly detailed account"--Boston Globe
"Her scene-by-scene evocation of life at the house reads like an updated Chekhov comedy laced with horror."--Financial Times
"Sullivan brilliantly interweaves personal histories with terrifying tales"--Sunday Times (London)
"This is a magnificent, complex narrative of courage, folly, and complacency...a beautifully narrated book."--Telegraph
"With tremendous suspense and emotional pull, Sullivan recounts the little-known story of Varian Fry"--Vogue
"[In Villa Air-Bel] stories are told with passion."--The Advocate
"Villa Air-Bel is a most welcome book, a triumph of the human spirit"--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Sullivan has written a book of great detail and complexity, though one that is full of darkness."--Quill & Quire
"a moving tale of great sacrifice in tumultuous times."--Publishers Weekly
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"A moving and richly detailed account"--Boston Globe
"Her scene-by-scene evocation of life at the house reads like an updated Chekhov comedy laced with horror."--Financial Times
"Sullivan brilliantly interweaves personal histories with terrifying tales"--Sunday Times (London)
"This is a magnificent, complex narrative of courage, folly, and complacency...a beautifully narrated book."--Telegraph
"With tremendous suspense and emotional pull, Sullivan recounts the little-known story of Varian Fry"--Vogue
"[In Villa Air-Bel] stories are told with passion."--The Advocate
"Villa Air-Bel is a most welcome book, a triumph of the human spirit"--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Sullivan has written a book of great detail and complexity, though one that is full of darkness."--Quill & Quire
"a moving tale of great sacrifice in tumultuous times."--Publishers Weekly
The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis
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