The Glass Room by Simon Mawer

Central to Mawer's novel is a large modern house in Czechoslovakia built by a young Jewish bridegroom for his Catholic bride. However, it is the family story more than the architecture that holds interest. It is the 1930s, and the reader knows that Naziism hovers threateningly over Europe. How the family deals with the political threat makes for suspenseful reading while the use to which the house is put during World War II reflects the history of the era. Excellent novel, well written.