The residents of Villiers-la-Foret, France, are stunned in the summer of 1947 when two resident Russian migrs are found washed up on the riverbank. The dead man was a vulgar ex-soldier; the woman--dazed but still alive--is an elegant beauty rumored to be a member of the royal family. Makine weaves an intricate tale of history, passion, madness, and ultimate tragedy.
- ISBN10 0140298428
- ISBN13 9780140298420
- Publish Date 25 January 2001 (first published 15 July 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English