{"product_id":"book-c9p4","title":"The Exception","description":"Soon to be a movie titled \u003ci\u003eThe Exception\u003c\/i\u003e starring Christopher Plummer, Lily James, and Jai Courtney, this “crisp, adroit, and subtle tale of great personal power” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) follows the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm, the young Nazi officer assigned to guard him, and the Jewish maid who unwittingly comes between them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1940 and the exiled monarch Kaiser Wilhelm is living in his Dutch chateau, Huis Doorn. The old German king spends his days chopping logs and musing on what might have been.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen the Nazis invade Holland, the Kaiser’s staff is replaced by SS guards, led by young and recently commissioned SS officer Martin Krebbs, and an unlikely relationship develops between the king and his keeper. While they agree on the rightfulness of German expansion and on holding the nation’s Jewish population accountable for all ills, they disagree on the solutions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut when Krebbs becomes attracted to Akki, a Jewish maid in the house, he begins to question his belief in Nazism. As the threads of history conspire with the recklessness of the heart, The Kaiser, Untersturmfuhrer Krebbs, and the mysterious Akki find themselves increasingly conflicted and gravely at risk…","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347324707120,"sku":"BDc9p4","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c9p4-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770781454","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c9p4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}