Summary
“Immersive, nuanced, impeccably researched” IAN RANKIN
“Beautifully written and moving” ALLAN MASSIE
“Poignant, nostalgic and redolent of the smell of France” SIMON BRETT
Family history has always been a mystery to Will Latymer. His father flatly refused to talk about it, and with no other relatives to consult, it seems that a mystery it shall always remain. Until of course, Will meets Ghislaine, his beautiful French c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857058591 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857058592 |
| Author: | Euan Cameron |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 444g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 140mm x 34mm |
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A beautifully written and moving story of love and betrayal that casts light on the “Dark Years” of French history, 1940-44. It is a novel suffused with a love and appreciation of France and French culture, and a highly intelligent examination of the other country that is the past.
Immersive, nuanced, impeccably researched - a real feeling for time, place and character. - Ian RankinAn elegant and charming novel which provides a memorable insight into the world of Vichy France … The modern narrative is cleverly intermixed with the historical story … It is poignant, nostalgic and redolent of the smell of France - Simon BrettAbout The Author
Euan Cameron
Euan Cameron is an editor and translator. Madeleine is his first novel. He worked in book publishing and as a literary journalist for many years before becoming a translator from French. His translations include works by Julien Green, Paul Morand, Simone de Beauvoir, Patrick Modiano and Philippe Claudel, as well as biographies of Marcel Proust and Irene Nemirovsky. He was appointed Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
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