{"product_id":"book-109n","title":"The Barman of the Ritz","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA celebrated bartender at the Ritz Hotel during the Nazi occupation of Paris harbors a dangerous secret in this “magnificent” (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e), “brilliant” (\u003ci\u003eLe Parisien\u003c\/i\u003e) international bestseller based on a true story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis, 1940. The Nazis have descended on Paris and the Occupation has begun. Businesses across the city have shuttered, but the legendary Ritz Hotel remains open, its dazzling lights still burning bright on the Place Vendôme. When it becomes the favorite watering hole of the occupying forces, its barman, Frank Meier, is forced to adapt to a new clientele. But Frank has a secret: he is Jewish.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tensions rise as the war progresses, but Frank refuses to leave his post behind the bar. Unbeknownst to the Nazi officers he serves night after night, Frank forms precarious alliances with unlikely accomplices in order to save other Jewish families in the city and keep his loved ones alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inspired by real events, with the highest of stakes and a brilliant protagonist, \u003ci\u003eThe Barman of the Ritz \u003c\/i\u003eis a heady cocktail of history and fiction set in one of Paris’s most glamorous places, diving deep into the impossible choices of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":66516801487152,"sku":"10109n","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook [BD]","offer_id":66516801519920,"sku":"BD109n","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/109n-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776189656","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-109n","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}