The Mistress, Philippe Tapon
The Mistress, Philippe Tapon
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The Mistress

Author: Philippe Tapon

Narrator: Roe Kendall

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/10/2009


Synopsis

She is called Simone. She is the illicit lover of Dr. Emile Bastien, who practices medicine on the rue de Maubeuge, treating Parisians and Germans alike. Simone is more than his mistress; she is the guardian of all of his most dangerous family secrets.But there is one secret the mistress has not been let in on: an ingenious scheme that arouses her suspicions even as others plot to keep it from her at all costs. The mistress retaliates by hatching a plan of her own involving a guiltridden SS officer, a suspicious death, and a chilling interrogation. But an unexpected reversal of fortune leads to a confrontation that will have consequences no one could have planned.Set in a hothouse atmosphere of growing paranoia with stunning twists and turns, this tour de force will haunt you long after the fiendishly clever denouement.

About Philippe Tapon

Philippe Tapon is a native Californian who has lived in Paris, Madrid, and London. He lives in San Francisco, California, and is the author of A Parisian from Kansas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda

The Mistress is not so much a story of war as of the drive to survive, made sharper by forced deprivation. There is no romance here, no love, no sacrifice, no heroics. It compels the reader to consider whether these people and their actions are deviant or typical, to wonder how the self would react......more

Goodreads review by Francis

This book is partially based on my family. It's written by my brother.......more

Just really understand the story line.......more

Goodreads review by Zachary

while it starts with a higher vocabulary than I'm used to, I soon found it to be more a compliment than a hindrance. The book started slow and began to confuse me, but as you get past the first 20 pages, things begin to make since. I found it more and more interesting to discover more about Emile an......more