"Part love story, part history lesson and part a tale of survival, it highlights the toll the German occupation of Austria, Italy and Sicily took on the people. "
Anton Fischer had British and Austrian nationality. Working at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, he becomes involved in art fraud to save the museum's works from the Nazis. His regular café, Café 7Rheinhardt, is where he meets Milo, a Washington Post journalist, who is involved with the hiding of many of the original works. Ingrid, is the wife of the café owner who has a soft spot for Anton. Part love story, part history lesson and part a tale of survival, it highlights the toll the German occupation of Austria, Italy and Sicily took on the people. Not only the fear but the shortages and survival each person endured. It's also a tribute to the Monuments Men who followed the army searching for works of art, and the part the Mafia played. I enjoyed it all. There is enough of a thrill in certain parts of the story to hope there are more books by this author.
Linda Amos, A LoveReading Ambassador
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Vienna, 1939 Anton Fischer, a curator at the prestigious Belvedere art museum in Vienna, stands at the crossroads. Germany has annexed Austria and war is on the horizon. Should he stay in Vienna under Germany`s oppressive regime, hide to avoid conscription in the Wehrmacht, or flee and join those opposed to Adolf Hitler? Sacrificing his feelings for the woman he loves, Anton makes his way to England, and joins the Royal Air Force. Suffering injury during combat, Anton is seconded to the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives Programme. Its aim, to safeguard, and where possible, return works of art expropriated by the Nazis to their rightful owners In the final stages of the Second World War he returns to Vienna, to search for the woman he loves. But nothing is simple - in following his heart, Anton Fischer, is painfully aware she may be beyond reach.
Café 7Rheinhardt features in the following genres: Indie Author Books, Indie Books We Love, Thriller and Suspense, Recommendations, Fiction
Café 7Rheinhardt is available in Paperback
Café 7Rheinhardt was written by Patrick Gooch and published by Blossom Spring Publishing
