In this episode of Books and Boards, Kayla and Rachel cover The Paris Deception by Bryn Turnbull. They reflect on the differences between this book and other historical fiction novels they've read and discover how acrylic paint was invented! In the next episode, they'll be covering another tearjerker, The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo.

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS:

1. Would you rather have taken on Sophie’s responsibilities that were more “invisible” and relationship-focused, or Fabienne’s responsibilities that were more on the ground and visible?


2. Whose death were you most surprised or saddened by?


3. Why do you think it was so important to the Nazis/the Reich to destroy “degenerate” art when they were trying to take over Europe?


4. Do you think the characters in this book placed too much importance on saving art (and wine for some), knowing how much death and torture others were enduring?


5. Speaking of the wine, were you surprised to know how much champagne was consumed, and that champagne production was part of the war in some capacity?

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