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"When Danielle Marton's father is killed during the early days of the German Occupation, her mother sends her to live in a quiet farming town near Limoges in Vichy France. Now called Marie-Jeanne Chantier, Danielle struggles to balance the truth of what's happened to her family and her country with the lies she must tell to keep herself safe. At first, she's bitter about being left behind by her mother, and horrified at having to milk the cow and...
3) The suitors
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A present-day comedy of manners that serves as an insightful look at the lives of those in the upper classes After sisters Laure and Marie learn of their parents' plan to sell the family's summer retreat, L'Agapanthe, they devise a scheme for attracting a wealthy suitor who can afford to purchase the estate. Selling it would mean more than just losing a place to go during the summer: for the sisters, it's become a necessary part of their character,...
7) The balcony
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English
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"What if our homes could tell the stories of others who lived there before us? Set in a small village near Paris, The Balcony follows the inhabitants of a single estate--including a manor and a servants' cottage--over the course of several generations, from the Belle Époque to the present day, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters. A young American au pair develops a crush on her brilliant employer. An ex-courtesan shocks the servants,...
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Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Preparing to start over in idyllic Provence, France, after learning she is pregnant, Anna and her easygoing musician partner, Tobias, embark on an unexpected journey of the heart when their daughter is born with severe disabilities, a situation that is further complicated by a rickety home, eccentric neighbors, and frequent trips to the hospital.
9) The mistress
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English
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During World War II, a French doctor navigates between serving the German occupier and the Resistance. Complicating his life is that he must also navigate between his wife and his mistress. When war ends the Resistance accuses him of collaborating and his wife of the theft of her dowry.
10) Poil de carotte
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Description
Neglected by his parents, bullied by his peers, left to wander the streets and woods by himself (that is, when he isn't locked in his room or the cellar for punishment), the little redheaded boy known as "Poil de Carotte" ["Carrot Top"] manages to survive the worst that rural France has to offer.
11) Donadieu's will
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Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
The body of Oscar Donadieu, a heroic figure in the small town of La Rochelle, is found floating in the harbor that is home port to the ships that contribute to the vast Donadieu family fortunes. As his family tries to function without their patriarch, extraordinary entanglements emerge. Into this web of festering relationships comes Phillipe Dargens, an ambitious young man who hopes to marry into the family. Suspicions of murder abound, as assorted...
13) Animalia
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"The small village of Puy-Larroque, southwest France, 1898. Éléonore is a child living with her father, a pig farmer whose terminal illness leaves him unable to work, and her God-fearing mother, who runs both farm and family with an iron hand. Éléonore passes her childhood with little heat and no running water, sharing a small room with her cousin Marcel, who does most of the physical labor on the farm. When World War I breaks out and the village...
14) The drinking den
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Gervaise Macquart struggles to provide for her two children and hopes that the marriage to Monsieur Coupeau will finally allow her to have a decent life; however, her husband's drinking and an unexpected visit from her past causes her life to unravel.