April in Paris - by Michael Wallner (Paperback)

About the Book

A suspenseful and dramatic story of impossible love between a German soldier and a French Resistance fighter in World War II Paris finds Gestapo translator Michel Roth slipping away into a new identity and falling in love with Chantal. Too late he discovers she's a member of the Resistance.

Book Synopsis

Michael Wallner's thrilling first novel, set in occupied France during World War II, movingly recounts the impossible love affair between a German soldier and a French resistance fighter.Roth, a young soldier in the SS and a fluent French translator, works as an interpreter during the interrogation of Resistance fighters. But while off-duty, he slips away from his fellow officers, changes into civilian clothes, and wanders aimlessly through Paris disguised as his alter ego "Antoine." One day he is drawn into an antiquarian bookshop and becomes enchanted with the bookseller's beautiful daughter, Chantal. The two begin to meet and fall in love before Roth has the courage to reveal his true identity, or the time to discover that Chantal is part of the Resistance. Written in an elegant and arresting style, April in Paris is an engrossing novel from a promising new talent.

Review Quotes

"Touching [and] thrilling. . . . An impressive debut." --USA Today"Bittersweet, resonant....[Wallner] evokes war-ravaged Paris with a deft touch." --New York Times Book Review"A cross between Ken Follett and Bernard Schlink's The Reader... Exhilarating." --Brigitte Magazine

About the Author

Michael Wallner is an actor and screenwriter. He lives in Germany and divides his time between Berlin and the Black Forest.