Author: Irene Nemirovsky
Publisher: Gallimard Jeunesse
Copyright Date: 31 October 2004
Number of Pages: 367 (plus Appendices: 419)
Synopsis: Suite Francaise is a historical fiction divided into two volumes. The first, Storm in June, follows the lives of Parisians scramble out of France upon hearing of the advance of the German army. In particular, the author depicts the journeys of five families. The second, Dolce, illustrates life in the small town of Bussy in the first peaceful months following the beginning of German occupation. Unfortunately, Nemirovsky was unable to complete the remaining three volumes of the Suite Francaise as she was arrested and detained at Pithiviers and Auschwitz.
Link to Book Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/books/review/09gray.html
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