A Farewell To France
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Set against the sweeping backdrop of France during the tumultuous years of the Second World War, A Farewell to France chronicles the tragic love story of Larry Astell, an American journalist, and Sonia Jacobs, a French-Jewish girl, whose families share the magnificent Douzy champagne estate in the heart of the French countryside. As Europe descends into war and Nazi occupation tears their world apart, their passionate bond is tested by loyalty, sacrifice, and the brutal realities of history bearing down on everything they hold dear. Noel Barber masterfully weaves personal heartbreak into the grand tapestry of wartime Europe, capturing the fall of France with vivid, cinematic detail and an unflinching emotional honesty. Rich in atmosphere and propelled by an irresistible narrative momentum, this saga of love and loss stands as one of the most compelling works of popular historical fiction of the twentieth century — one that asks, at every turn, how much the human heart can endure before it finally breaks.
Author: Noel Barber
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Set against the sweeping backdrop of France during the tumultuous years of the Second World War, A Farewell to France chronicles the tragic love story of Larry Astell, an American journalist, and Sonia Jacobs, a French-Jewish girl, whose families share the magnificent Douzy champagne estate in the heart of the French countryside. As Europe descends into war and Nazi occupation tears their world apart, their passionate bond is tested by loyalty, sacrifice, and the brutal realities of history bearing down on everything they hold dear. Noel Barber masterfully weaves personal heartbreak into the grand tapestry of wartime Europe, capturing the fall of France with vivid, cinematic detail and an unflinching emotional honesty. Rich in atmosphere and propelled by an irresistible narrative momentum, this saga of love and loss stands as one of the most compelling works of popular historical fiction of the twentieth century — one that asks, at every turn, how much the human heart can endure before it finally breaks.