This Strange Eventful History (Paperback)
Messud, Claire (Author)
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June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - honorable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica - bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
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This epic family saga, which stretches from Algeria in 1927 to Connecticut in 2010 . . . [is a] wise and insightful novel about identity and family, and how love can st...
ISBN (SKU)
9780349127071
Pages
428
Weight
360g
Dimensions
196x126x38
Imprint
Fleet
Published
21, May, 2025
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