A Hero of France

By: Alan Furst

Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll

The latest war novel from the New York Times bestselling author and “modern-day master of the genre” (New York Newsday) Alan Furst.

Alan Furst's latest novel takes place in the secret hotels, nightclubs, and cafes of occupied Paris and the villages of France during the spring of 1941, when Britain was losing the war. Many of the characters are resistance fighters who run an escape line for British airmen down to Spain, they include men and women, old and young, all strong, an aristocrat, a Jewish teacher, and the hero is a hero, has a gun and uses it. Some of Furst's former characters including S. Kolb the spy, and Max de Lyon, former arms dealer, now a nightclub owner, return. A Hero of France is sure to please existing Furst fans and attract new ones.

Informartive, exciting

Would you listen to A Hero of France again? Why?

learned so much about France during the German occupation

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, the scenarios of the escape routes were riveting

Any additional comments?

The reader was excellent....voices & accents as well

Entertaining

A good story marred only by the conceit that with few exceptions all the Germans are bad and all the French are willing to help the resistance.

Typical Furst + the history of France

Any additional comments?

I lived in France for about 10 years in the late 60's and 70's and I am hungry for books that combine a feel for the country for the history. There haven't been many books or much fiction abut the resistance that I've stumbled on - and I really appreciated this story on multiple levels. Well written, well narrated - all together very very good.

An Excellent Vintage of a Fine Wine

For those who are familiar with Alan Furst's novels of espionage in Europe before and at the beginning of WWII, a review is superfluous, for everyone else, prepare yourself for an extraordinary artistic/historical/dramatic adventure. The audio recoding does full justice to the writing and will help you with the pronunciation of some less well-known Parisian place names to boot.

A fun read

Where does A Hero of France rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

near the top

Who was your favorite character and why?

The hero, duh.

I love that he was not cliche'.

What about Daniel Gerroll’s performance did you like?

He read with passion

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no