April in Paris

Set in 1943, April in Paris is the suspenseful and dramatic story of impossible love between a German soldier and a French Resistance fighter. Unabridged. 6 CDs.

Review :
"Michael Wallner is capable of writing with spare elegance, and he evokes war-ravaged Paris with a deft touch. This is the tale of a young German soldier serving with the forces of the Nazi occupation who becomes entangled with a Frenchwoman--the sort of love affair that's inevitably called 'doomed.'" --"The New York Times Book Review" "This fast-paced thriller about a young man's unforeseen moral dilemma delivers suspense all the way through to its unexpected ending....Think Alan Furst with a different sort of hero, and a darker, more visceral edge." --"Booklist" ""April in Paris" is a thrilling read . . . Michael Wallner writes with great delicacy . . . deftly creating an atmosphere full of suspense." --Monika Melcher, "Lesart" "A remarkable story that could only play out in an occupied Paris torn between poetry and drama, and love and death... an enthralling blend of gravity and suspense." --Harald Loch, "Nurnberger Nachrichten" ""April in Paris" is a majestic novel . . . [Wallner] has perfectly captured the language of the era, and explored the moral dilemma of an apolitical soldier torn between obedience and sentiment." --"Frankfurter Neue Presse" "A cross between Ken Follet and "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink . . . "April in Paris" is a book to share with friends: a love story for men who don't usually cry." --"Brigitte Magazine" "From the Hardcover edition." " Michael Wallner is capable of writing with spare elegance, and he evokes war-ravaged Paris with a deft touch. This is the tale of a young German soldier serving with the forces of the Nazi occupation who becomes entangled with a Frenchwoman--the sort of love affair that's inevitably called 'doomed.'" --"The New York Times Book Review" " This fast-paced thriller about a young man's unforeseen moral dilemma delivers suspense all the way through to its unexpected ending....Think Alan Furst with a different sort of hero, and a darker, more visceral edge." --"Booklist" " "April in Paris" is a thrilling read . . . Michael Wallner writes with great delicacy . . . deftly creating an atmosphere full of suspense." -- Monika Melcher, "Lesart" " A remarkable story that could only play out in an occupied Paris torn between poetry and drama, and love and death... an enthralling blend of gravity and suspense." -- Harald Loch, "Nu rnberger Nachrichten" " "April in Paris" is a majestic novel . . . [Wallner] has perfectly captured the language of the era, and explored the moral dilemma of an apolitical soldier torn between obedience and sentiment." -- "Frankfurter Neue Presse" " A cross between Ken Follet and "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink . . . "April in Paris" is a book to share with friends: a love story for men who don' t usually cry." -- "Brigitte Magazine" "From the Hardcover edition." " This fast-paced thriller about a young man's unforeseen moral dilemma delivers suspense all the way through to its unexpected ending....Think Alan Furst with a different sort of hero, and a darker, more visceral edge." --"Booklist" " "April in Paris" is a thrilling read . . . Michael Wallner writes with great delicacy . . . deftly creating an atmosphere full of suspense." -- Monika Melcher, "Lesart" " A remarkable story that could only play out in an occupied Paris torn between poetry and drama, and love and death... an enthralling blend of gravity and suspense." -- Harald Loch, "Nu rnberger Nachrichten" " "April in Paris" is a majestic novel . . . [Wallner] has perfectly captured the language of the era, and explored the moral dilemma of an apolitical soldier torn between obedience and sentiment." -- "Frankfurter Neue Presse" " A cross between Ken Follet and "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink . . . "April in Paris" is a book to share with friends: a love story for men who don't usually cry." -- "Brigitte Magazine" "From the Hardcover edition." "This fast-paced thriller about a young man's unforeseen moral dilemma delivers suspense all the way through to its unexpected ending....Think Alan Furst with a different sort of hero, and a darker, more visceral edge." --"Booklist" ""April in Paris" is a thrilling read . . . Michael Wallner writes with great delicacy . . . deftly creating an atmosphere full of suspense." --Monika Melcher, "Lesart" "A remarkable story that could only play out in an occupied Paris torn between poetry and drama, and love and death... an enthralling blend of gravity and suspense." --Harald Loch, "Nurnberger Nachrichten" ""April in Paris" is a majestic novel . . . ÝWallner¨ has perfectly captured the language of the era, and explored the moral dilemma of an apolitical soldier torn between obedience and sentiment." --"Frankfurter Neue Presse" "A cross between Ken Follet and "The Reader" by Bernard Schlink . . . "April in Paris" is a book to share with friends: a love story for men who don't usually cry." --"Brigitte Magazine" "From the Hardcover edition."