A young woman takes a job as a waitress in a provincial town in 1930s France. A married man from a nearby chateau falls in love with her. They go away together and an ill-starred affair follows.
Francúzske trio Séria
Táto trilógia sa ponorí do srdca vojnových konfliktov a ich dopadu na ľudské životy. Každý román odhaľuje intímne detaily o postavách, ktorých osudy sú neoddeliteľne spojené s intenzívnymi zážitkami počas vojny aj v jej následnom období. Séria majstrovsky skúma húževnatosť ľudského ducha tvárou v tvár nepredstaviteľnému utrpeniu. Ponúka silný a dojímavý pohľad na prežitie a stratu.
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