Beyond The Trope

This week we're talking to Melanie Benjamin whose book, MISTRESS OF THE RITZ, recounts the story of a little-known heroine of the French Resistance in German-Occupied France. Find out more about Melanie at http://melaniebenjamin.com and follow her on Twitter over at http://twitter.com/MelanieBen, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melanie-Benjamin-Author/208671032480607# and go check out her new podcast over at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-the-hell-are-we/id1462927166. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our wonderful patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: THE HOTEL ON PLACE VENDOME: LIFE, DEATH, AND BETRAYAL AT THE HOTEL RITZ IN PARIS by Tilar J. Mazzeo Casablanca (Movie) THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Melanie Benjamin Au Revoir les Enfant (Movie) The Tattered Cover J. K. Rowling THE PIONEERS: THE HISTORIC STORY OF THE SETTLERS WHO BROUGHT THE AMERICAN