Fire In The Blood - Hardcover

Nemirovsky, Irene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753181541 ISBN 13: 9780753181546

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books, 2008

Synopsis

Here is a missing piece of the remarkable posthumous legacy of Irène Némirovsky, author of the internationally acclaimed Suite Française.

The novel–only now assembled in its entirety–teems with the intertwined lives of an insular French village in the years before the war, when “peace” was less important as a political state than as a coveted personal condition: the untroubled pinnacle of happiness.

At the center of the tale is Silvio: in his younger years he fled the boredom of the village and made a life of travel and adventure. Now he’s returned, living in a farmer’s hovel in the middle of the woods, and, much to his family’s chagrin, perfectly content with his solitude.

As his narration unfolds, we are given an intimate picture of the loves and infidelities, the scandals, the youthful ardor and regrets of age that tie Silvio to the long-guarded secrets of the past.

About this title

Review

'good page-turning stuff, but it's Nemirovsky's exploration of the psychological responses of her characters that adds the vital extra layer'

Book Description

A real literary find - an unpublished jewel from the author of the internationally bestselling Suite Française.

Edition details

• Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753181541
• ISBN 13: 9780753181546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144