Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

by SebastianFaulks (Author)

Synopsis

In 1942, Charlotte Gray, a young scottish woman, goes to Occupied France on a dual mission - officially, to run an apparently simple errand for a British special operations group and unofficially, to search for her lover, an English airman who has gone missing in action. In the small town of Lavaurette, Sebastian Faulks presents a microcosm of France and its agony in 'the black years'. Here is the full range of collaboration, from the tacit to the enthusiastic, as well as examples of extraordinary courage and altruism. Through the local resistance chief Julien, Charlotte meets his father, a Jewish painter whose inspiration has failed him. In a series of shocking narrative climaxes in which the full extent of French collusion in the Nazi holocaust is delineated, Faulks brings the story to a resolution of redemptive love. In the delicacy of its writing, the intimacy of its characterisation and its powerful narrative scenes of harrowing public events, Charlotte Gray is a worthy successor to Birdsong.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: 1
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01 Jul 1999

ISBN 10: 0099394316
ISBN 13: 9780099394310
Book Overview: 'A worthy successor to Birdsong' Alain de Botton

Media Reviews
A brilliant, harrowing, powerful novel * Daily Mail *
Excruciatingly powerful -- Antony Beevor * Daily Telegraph *
There is no shortage of dramatic tension, excitement or persuasive detail... Faulks is a prodigiously talented writer * New York Times *
It would take a mile-long essay to do justice to the many virtues of Sebastian Faulks's wonderful novel. This riveting account of a young woman's odyssey...deserves the highest praise... Masterful narrative and zestful pen-portraits. A beautiful near-masterpiece -- John Murray * Independent on Sunday *
With Charlotte Gray, Sebastian Faulks completes a trilogy of novels set in France... It is an impressive body of work... The most impressive novelist of his generation * Sunday Telegraph *
Author Bio
Sebastian Faulks was born in April 1953. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1991, he worked as a journalist. Sebastian Faulks's books include A Possible Life, Human Traces, On Green Dolphin Street, Engleby, Birdsong, A Week in December and Where My Heart Used to Beat.