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Description
A New York Times bestseller. Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few... read more
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This story is about the Jewish persecution in 1942 conducted by the French - most commonly known as "The Round Up" of French Jews. The story vascilates between current day and 1942. A similiar technique represented in "The Hours". I read the book in 3... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Bertrand: Add a description of this character.
- Sarah Starzynski
- Rachel
- William Rainsferd
- Julia Jarmond
- Jules Dufaure
- Bamber
- Charla
- Michel Starzynski
- Genevieve Dufaure: Wife of Jules Dufaure. Lives in the French countryside near Orleans.
- Antoine
- Guillaume
- Joshua
- Herve
- Gaspard Dufaure
- Christophe
- Franck Levy
- Madame Tezac
- Cecile
- Colette
- Nicolas Dufaure
- Zoe: Bertrand and Julia's daughter.
Memorable Quotes
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“On July 16 and 17, 1942, 13,152 Jews were arrested in Paris and the suburbs, deported and assassinated at Auschwitz”
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“Zakhor. Al Tichkah. Remember. Never forget.”
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“I caught a glimpse of my face in the mirror as we glided. I looked as eroded as the groaning lift. What had happened to the fresh-faced belle from Boston, Mass.? The woman who stared back at me was at the dreaded age between forty-five and fifty, that no-man's land of sag, oncoming wrinkle, and stealthy approach of menopause. "I hate this elevator, too," I said grimly. Zoe grinned and pinched my cheek. "Mom, even Gwyneth Paltrow would look like hell in that mirror." I had to smile. That was such a Zoe-like remark.”
First Sentence
THE GIRL WAS THE first to hear the loud pounding on the door.
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Authors & Contributors
- Tatiana de Rosnay (Author)
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