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The Paris Showroom
by Juliet Blackwell
Anyone who has read my reviews knows that I love WWII books. Juliet Blackwell wrote a story that intrigued me. I was entirely enthralled by this unique look at Paris during WWII. There is so much to learn from a historical fiction book, in this book I learned so much about what had been happening to those detained by the Germans. I learned that those detained were not all sent to camps, in this book they were sent to a department store. Not all the guards were horrible people, and some did what they could to help the prisoners.
Capucine Benoit had an interesting life before the war. She was a fan maker, she lost her husband, had a daughter, had in-laws that did not appreciate the life she was living, and had a boyfriend that was from the US. I enjoyed seeing how all the before war life choices would play into her war life choices. Capucine’s strength was immense as she was held prisoner. She was a leader within her pod of inmates, she was willing to make choices that pushed her into dangerous territory but never beyond what she could handle, she stayed true to her friends both inmates and non-inmates, and her family was the most important to her. I love Capucine. She was a soft spoken, behind the scenes hero of WWII Paris.
The Paris Showroom gave me a unique look at WWII as told by Capucine and her daughter, Mathilde. I was entirely absorbed into the store and excited to continue reading their story. Capucine is a hero prisoner. She was a leader within her pod of inmates, she was willing to make choices that pushed her into dangerous territory but never beyond what she could handle, she stayed true to her friends both inmates and non-inmates, and her family was the most important to her. Mathilde is someone who grew up with a privileged life with her strong opinionated grandparents. As she goes out in the world and sees what is happening, she realizes that her grandparents opinions are not always the same as hers.
There is so much to learn in The Paris Showroom. Your heart will break at the horrors of WWII but it will soar at the strength of the characters.
Capucine Benoit had an interesting life before the war. She was a fan maker, she lost her husband, had a daughter, had in-laws that did not appreciate the life she was living, and had a boyfriend that was from the US. I enjoyed seeing how all the before war life choices would play into her war life choices. Capucine’s strength was immense as she was held prisoner. She was a leader within her pod of inmates, she was willing to make choices that pushed her into dangerous territory but never beyond what she could handle, she stayed true to her friends both inmates and non-inmates, and her family was the most important to her. I love Capucine. She was a soft spoken, behind the scenes hero of WWII Paris.
The Paris Showroom gave me a unique look at WWII as told by Capucine and her daughter, Mathilde. I was entirely absorbed into the store and excited to continue reading their story. Capucine is a hero prisoner. She was a leader within her pod of inmates, she was willing to make choices that pushed her into dangerous territory but never beyond what she could handle, she stayed true to her friends both inmates and non-inmates, and her family was the most important to her. Mathilde is someone who grew up with a privileged life with her strong opinionated grandparents. As she goes out in the world and sees what is happening, she realizes that her grandparents opinions are not always the same as hers.
There is so much to learn in The Paris Showroom. Your heart will break at the horrors of WWII but it will soar at the strength of the characters.