The House with Blue Shutters - Softcover

Hilton, Lisa

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9781848874664: The House with Blue Shutters

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848874669 ISBN 13: 9781848874664

Publisher: Corvus, 2010

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CASTROUX, FRANCE, 1939. In a bare farmhouse above the village, Oriane lives in desperate poverty. When the Germans invade, her simple world crumbles. Passions erupt, moral boundaries break down, and rebellion is soon in the air.

CASTROUX, FRANCE, 2000. In an idyllic g�te overlooking the river, Claudia sunbathes on the terrace. She's pregnant, trapped, and terrified of the future. She confides only in an elderly neighbour, Oriane, and discovers that she too once carried a shameful secret.

THE HOUSE WITH BLUE SHUTTERS. Witness to the horrors of war and the heartache that followed. A place where history echoes off every wall...

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Hilton's style is positivly edible Source: Sunday Telegraph

Refreshing both in the lightness of touch and the vividness of description Source: Sunday Express

Scintillating... vivid Source: Observer

From the Author:

After reading English at Oxford, Lisa Hilton studied history of art in France and Italy. Since the, she has freelanced for Vogue, Harpers, The New York Times and the national broadsheets, and is the author of several critically acclaimed works of non-fiction. She has also written and presented programmes for the BBC. She lives between London and the South of France.

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