“"Before World War II had ended, a 65 year-old former Manhattan housewife by the name of Etta Shiber wrote a book entitled Paris Underground, Ronald J. Rychlak writes in the article "Remembering heroic Christians--Father Christian and the Paris Underground." "It told the story of how she and others, including a friend identified as 'Kitty Beaurepos,' helped almost 200 British soldiers escape from German-occupied France.
"Since the war was still on when she wrote the book, Shiber changed the names and places so as not to put others in danger. She reported, however, that the characters were real and the facts were '[a matter of record.'...One character that particularly stands out is a French Catholic priest described as 'bright-eyed and energetic,' about 28 years old, with a 'classic profile.' Shiber called him Father Christian."
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Earl wrote this review Saturday, May 5 2007.
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