The House of Fragile Things by James McAuley

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Fragile Things Author: James McAuley Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins Release date: 03-22-22 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 14 ratings Genres: Religious Publisher's Summary: In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews-pillars of an embattled community-invested their fortunes in France's cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country's army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siecle.