a novelDruart, Ruthcreatorauthor.textbibliographynovelHistorical fiction.Fictional WorkFiction.Historical fiction.History.Novels.Historical fiction.Historical fiction.Novels.Romans.nyu20212021First edition.monographiceng

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449 pages ; 24 cmA story told from alternating perspectives follows the experiences of a traumatized survivor of the Nazi occupation in France and a Jewish woman in wartime Paris who entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger.Santa Cruz, 1953. The scar on Jean-Luc's face is a small price to pay for surviving the horrors of Nazi occupation in France. Now he has a new life in California, a family. He never expected the past to come knocking on his door. Paris, 1944. A young Jewish woman is herded onto a train bound for Auschwitz. In an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger. Their destinies intertwined, the choices each person makes will change the future in ways neither could have imagined. -- adapted from jacket.Ruth Druart.Remainder of title from jacket cover.Includes bibliographical references (page 449).e-fr---n-us-ca fast (OCoLC)fst01353176 fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 1939-1945 fast 629 Jewish womenFranceFictionParent and childFictionFamiliesFictionWorld War, 1939-1945FranceFictionJuivesFranceRomans, nouvelles, etcParents et enfantsRomans, nouvelles, etcFamillesRomans, nouvelles, etcFamiliesJewish womenParent and childFamily membersChildrenJewish womenFictionParent-child relationshipFictionWorld War, 1939-1945FictionFranceHistoryGerman occupation, 1940-1945FictionCaliforniaFictionCalifornieRomans, nouvelles, etcCaliforniaFranceFranceHistoryFiction97815387351831538735180202093367920022120221229141717.01236455399