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The Girl at the Lion d'Or

Sebastian Faulks

3.6/5 ( ratings)

From the author of the international bestseller Birdsong, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States.

On a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, The Girl at the Lion d'Or fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir.

Language: English

Pages: 246

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: December 07, 1999

ISBN: 0375704531

ISBN 13: 9780375704536

The Girl at the Lion d'Or

Sebastian Faulks

3.6/5 ( ratings)

From the author of the international bestseller Birdsong, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States.

On a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, The Girl at the Lion d'Or fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir.

Language: English

Pages: 246

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: December 07, 1999

ISBN: 0375704531

ISBN 13: 9780375704536

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