The Fires of Autumn
Irène Némirovsky author Sandra Smith translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:27th Aug '15
Should be back in stock very soon
The prequel to the internationally bestselling novel Suite Francaise: a coruscating, powerful story about one man's rise and fall and the brutal impact of war
The prequel to the bestselling Suite Française
Paris 1918, Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man.
But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain.
The prequel to the bestselling Suite Française
Paris 1918, Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man.
The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair.
But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain.
Admirers of Nemirovsky’s Suite Française…won’t want to miss this novel -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *
Beautiful…Powerful…Poignant * Independent *
Revelatory… gripping and illuminating * Sunday Times *
One puts it down with unqualified admiration… This fine novel will further enhance Irene Nemirovsky’s name -- John Sutherland * The Times *
This astute novel is witness to an undeniable literary talent tragically cut short -- Sonia Zhuravlyova * Lady *
ISBN: 9780099520368
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 19mm
Weight: 223g
320 pages