The dark days of World War II have dawned on France. The German Army has occupied the countryside and installed their Vichy puppets. As fear and dread replace blind hope and naive optimism for the Jewish community, the Rosen family prepares their flight to safety beyond the Germans’ growing reach, in Cyrus D. Hogue, Jr.’s new novel, Le Grasse Escapade. With the help of a sympathetic fishing boat captain, they sail for Algiers and the relative safety of the Free French. But they leave behind the uncertain fates of family, friends, and neighbors, not to mention secrets...
