Overview
Etta Shiber and Kitty Bonnefous are the unlikeliest of heroines: two seemingly ordinary women, an American widow and an English divorcĆ©e, living quietly together in Paris. Yet during the Nazi occupation, these two friends find themselves unexpectedly plunged into the whirlwind of history. With the help of a French country priest and others, they rescue untold numbers of British and French soldiersĀ trapped behind enemy linesāsome of whom they daringly smuggle through Nazi checkpoints in the trunk of their car.
Ultimately the Gestapo captures them both. After eighteen months in prison, Etta, a New Yorker of Jewish descent, is returned to the United States in a prisoner exchange. Back home, hoping to bring attention to her friend Kittyās bravery, Etta publishes a memoir about their work. Paris-Underground becomes a publishing sensation and Etta a celebrity. Meanwhile Kitty spends the rest of the war in solitary confinement in a Nazi prison, entirely unaware of the book that has been written about her ā and the deeds that have been claimed in her name.
In researching this story, Matthew Goodman uncovered military records, personal testimonies, and Etta Shiberās own never-before-seen wartime letters. Together they reveal, for the first time, the shocking truth behind Etta's bestselling memoirĀ and the unexpected,Ā far-reaching consequencesĀ of its publication. More than just a story of two womenās remarkable courage, Paris Undercover is also a vivid, gripping account of deceit, betrayal, and personal redemption.
This book title, Paris Undercover (A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal), ISBN: 9780593358924, by Matthew Goodman, published by Random House Publishing Group (February 4, 2025) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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