A haunting historical novel set in France between the two world wars about love and desire
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BIRDSONG
Mid-1930s, Northern France. A mysterious young girl named Anne Louvet arrives at the seedy Hotel du Lion d'Or in the small French town of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, far removed from the injustices of her past. At the hotel, Anne meets the cultured, rich and married Hartmann and begins anaffair with the married Great War veteran, revealing her secrets, fears and hopes to him. From award-winning author Sebastian Faulks, Girl at The Lion d'Or is a powerful story of love and conscience, will and desire.'Beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' The Sunday Times
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Also available by Sebastian Faulks as part of the French trilogy series:
Birdsong
Charlotte Gray
- ISBN10 0099548615
- ISBN13 9780099548614
- Publish Date 31 December 2000 (first published August 1989)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback
- Language English