The Flight Portfolio

By Julie Orringer

Book Overview

From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Invisible Bridge comes a gripping tale of forbidden love, high-stakes adventure, and unimaginable courage filled with "suspense and tragedy, unexpected twists and deliverance" (The Seattle Times). - THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX SERIES TRANSATLANTIC

MARSEILLE, 1940. Varian Fry, a Harvard-educated journalist and editor, arrives in France. Recognizing the darkness descending over Europe, he and a group of like-minded New Yorkers formed the Emergency Rescue Committee, helping artists and writers escape from the Nazis and immigrate to the United States.

Amid the chaos of World War II, and in defiance of restrictive U.S. immigration policies, Fry must procure false passports, secure visas, seek out escape routes through the Pyrenees and by sea, and make impossible decisions about who should be saved, all while under profound pressure--and in a state of irrevocable personal change.

In this dazzling work of historical fiction--one that illuminates previously unexplored elements of Fry's story, and has, since its publication, brought us new insight into his life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307949710
• ISBN13: 9780307949714
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

The Flight Portfolio was an excellent read.

Such a well-written book. Enjoyed the characters and the many challenges they each faced. She really researched the work done to save so many Jews during the war.