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56 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
A thought provoking account of occupied France,
13 April 2007
I discovered this book by chance and I am so glad I did. Irénes
descriptions of occupied France and the effect it had on all classes of
people are so vivid and factual. Without malice she takes the reader
through each step of what must have been a terrifying journey out of
Paris and to the countryside occupied by the German army at a time when
trust and hope was in short supply.
Living in France now as I do, reading this has helped me to
understand a little about the French attitude to being "French" and
perhaps why they fight today to keep some key elements of their way of
life.
Written at a time when we can only imagine the horror facing Iréné
and her family the appendicies at the back of the book are as thought
provoking as the two elements of her unfinished story.
The first appendix detailing her thoughts and plans for the novel
she wouldn't be allowed to finish and the second a selection of
correspondence predominately between her husband and friends as he
tried to find out what had happened to Iréne when she was arrested and
deported to Poland.
A brilliant book that I will re-read as I am sure I will pick out additional details each time I do so.
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