What if the masterpieces stolen during World War II were still being stolen after it ended?
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About William
William Ian Grubman is a retired businessman, philanthropist, artist, author, art collector, and performing artist from Los Angeles, California.
About the Book
What if the masterpieces stolen during World War II were still being stolen after it ended?
Paris, 1947. As the city rebuilds, thousands of recovered artworks wait inside the Louvre to be returned to the families who lost them. Émile Rothstein, a gifted restorer and Jewish war survivor, is determined to repair both damaged masterpieces and his family’s shattered life.
Then a Renoir disappears.
Émile’s search reveals forged documents, stolen identities, hidden motives, and a secret trade sending Nazi-looted art into private hands. But as suspicion closes in, his own secrets threaten everything he loves.
Rich with the atmosphere of postwar Paris, Paris After the Storm is a sweeping historical novel about art, survival, family, love, and the moral compromises that remain after war ends.
Praise
“Compelling. Poignant. Suspenseful.
Just a few of the words that describe
The Storm Over Paris from author William Grubman as he sweeps the reader into Nazi-occupied Paris during WWII...
A remarkable debut novel.
5 Stars!”
—LAURA TAYLOR, 6-TIME ROMANTIC TIMES AWARD WINNING AUTHOR AND+ EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
“A Jewish family’s courageous defiance of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris sets the stage for a tale of intrigue and danger in Grubman’s debut novel...
A dark, gripping historical thriller.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Using an economy of words
and displaying a command of images, Grubman rises to the challenge of such a fast-paced novel, infusing the story with an aroma of suspense and fear...”
—BLUEINK REVIEW
“I recommend The Storm Over Paris to those who love World War II thrillers and to those who love fiction centered on art. This was a wonderful example of both these types of books.”
—SHOMERET
“EVERY PAINTING RESCUED IS A STEP CLOSER TO DEATH.”
In 1942 Paris, Mori Rothstein—an art dealer and expert in master paintings from the Renaissance to Realism—has been sought after by every major museum in the world for his knowledge. Also hunting him down is Reichmarschall Herman Goering.
