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Suite Francaise (Large Print Press)
by Irene Nemirovsky
from Large Print Distribution
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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10 stars 
A magnificent book! I have rarely read a more colorful and image inducing book!
I could imagine everything that I red even the smell of French bread - so well this book is written. I could perceive the pain of running away as intense as the characters and their pain was material and very " here and now". Great book.
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Stunningly Real 
The author, Irene Nemirovsky was a Jewish writer who did not survive the Holocaust. Because she wrote fiction while living during World War II and suffering the deprivations of war along with the worst anti-Semitism the world has ever seen, the book is eerily realistic. In the book, there are several stories describing different aspects in French life duing the period. She exposes the characters' spiteful and selfish personality flaws unapologetically. She shows how hardships and tragedy bring out the... more info
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Two Unfinished Facets of a Gorgeous Diamond in the Rough Set in World War II Tragedy 
Suite Française contains two unfinished sections, Storm in June and Dolce, of a planned five-part work about the invasion and occupation of France in World War II. The appendices contain the author's notes for what the other three sections would contain, her correspondence and correspondence about her (especially after she was sent to Auschwitz where she died), and preface to the French edition that outlines her personal history. This work only recently came to light after Ms. Nemirovsky's... more info
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