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Suite Francaise

Irene Nemirovsky

This is a story of the German occupation of France during World War ll. The author herself was living in France during the occupation. It is more than a war story.. it contains elements of social satire, tenderness and is both funny, uplifting and poignant. Historical fiction at it’s best. The reality of how people live and cope with the unfathomable is portrayed with all honesty and seen through rare nonjudgmental eyes. The book leads me to introspect how I myself would have reacted under similar harsh circumstances. The author died in a concentration camp not long after writing this novel. Her manuscript was smuggled out of France by her young daughter. With her death the world lost a great writer much too soon.

Review by Tony Kainauskas