However, since women are only permitted to be nurses, that is what she agrees to do alongside her friend “George” Chastain. The deft connections to her previous novels will delight Jenner’s fans in this passionate and poignant story of secrets, sacrifice and true love. Messud’s impeccable ear for dialogue and her vibrant characters, who behave on their own terms, bring this story irresistibly to life. A year later, with other “survivors” who never boarded, Yorick forms a book club in his antiquarian Parisian shop, La Librairie Sirène. Janet Somerville is the author of "How Midsummer Night: A Memoir of Friendship and Loss."

Source: The North Africa Journal June 23, 2024 11:13 UTC