
Shadows of a Childhood
A Novel of War and Friendship
Elisabeth Gille(Author)
New Press
Published on 8. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
138 pages
978-1-59558-356-7 (ISBN)
Description
Based on Elisabeth Gille's own experiences during World War II, Shadows of a Childhood is a fictionalized account of one individual's -- and one nation's -- coming to terms with the war. Lea and Benedicte are five and seven when they are hidden together in a convent in Bordeaux in the 1940s. They become inseparable, sharing everything except the secret of their parents' disappearances. After the war, Benedicte's world reverts to normal while Lea, marked by childhood memories she cannot escape, undertakes a devastating search for the truth.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59558-356-7 (9781595583567)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
The daughter of Irène Némirovsky and one of France's leading literary editors, Elisabeth Gille (1937-1996), wrote three novels, of which Shadows of a Childhood was the first to appear in English.