Claud is the manager of the Ritz in Paris, a glitzy, glittering, glamorous hotel that catered to famous guests such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and Picasso.
Blanche is Claude's wife, a lovely, smart and beautiful woman who is feeling more ornamental than useful.
When Germany invades Paris and the Nazis set up camp and make their headquarters in the Ritz, both must follow orders and commands from the Nazis who have commandeered their beautiful hotel that is also their home.
Blanche realizes that she has found her purpose. She pretends to drink & party all night, making her husband worried and annoyed. In reality, she is out all night because she has actually joined the resistance.
Claude pretends to have a mistress to explain his frequent absences and making his wife angry and sad, while in truth he too is actually working with the resistance.
Neither knows the truth about the others actions. Deeply disappointing each other based on what they believe is happenings, neither discover the reality about the others work to stop the nazis until the end of the war.
Sometimes glamorous and scandalous, sometimes sad and terrifying, this is an interesting read that I highly recommend.
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