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"Beautifully written and—extraordinarily moving."—The Sunday Times (London)
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.
"This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed, and admirable in its configurations of place and period."—The Times (London)
"I would urge those who appreciated—The French Lieutenant's Woman to try this one—. They may well think it superior."—Sunday Telegraph (London)
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Mikhail Prokhin
reviewed The Girl at the Lion D'or on February 12, 2017
The Girl at the Lion D'or
I have heard of Sebastian Faulks, many times. This is the first of his works that I have read.
I am in love *sigh*.
The Girl at the Lion D'Or is a love story; but it is also so much more. I am enchanted by Anne; she is resilient, yet also naïve. I feel for Charles, caught in a marriage he did not desire, but as a gentleman was obliged to commit to. There is also a little history of WW1 concerning Anne's father and perhaps Charles or his father, of which we are not yet fully cognisant; and WWII is looming.
I am glad this is a series, because there are unanswered questions.
This is a beautiful, gentle and evocative read. One I recommend.
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