The Statement (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books)

Book info: The Statement (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) (Hardcover, 232 pages – Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, 1997) – Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, 1997. Language: Eng.

The backdrop of The Statement is worth a historical book alone. After Nazi Germany occupied France, many Frenchmen took a direct hand in the deportation of more than 80,000 Jews. Following the war, some -- Paul Touvier among them -- were convicted of treason, pardoned in the 1970s, and then rearrested and jailed. Brian Moore takes off from there with a thrilling fictional account of Pierre Brossard, who lives a shadowy life, flees from pursuers and confronts some of France's most vexing questions from an horrific time in its history.