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Reviewed on November 1, 2012 | Fiction
In 1975, Camille encounters a mysterious, unsigned letter among the condolences she receives after her mother's death. So opens a heart-wrenching story of four people in World War II France, told from the perspective of each. The wealthy "Madame M" has not yet borne a child and feels increasingly pressured, both by family and by the government, which declares it the duty of all French women to conceive as th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



