Carole Boyd

In June 1940 France fell to the Nazis. The effects of this momentous event on the lives of ordinary Parisians and the inhabitants of a small rural community under occupation are brilliantly explored in Irn̈e Nm̌irovsky's gripping and heartbreaking novel. Nm̌irovsky herself was a tragic victim of the Nazi regime but she left behind her this exceptional masterpiece. In Suite Franȧise she conjures up a vivid cast of wonderful characters who find...