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Book SynopsisA young musician uncovers a painful family history and must confront the realities of collaboration and betrayal in Vichy FranceTrade ReviewA 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. -- Allan Massie
An 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 Brett *
Immersive, nuanced, impeccably researched - a real feeling for time, place and character. * Ian Rankin *
