by Lisa Hilton (Author)
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 gite 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...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
Edition: Main
Publisher: Corvus
Published: 01 Jul 2010
ISBN 10: 1848874669
ISBN 13: 9781848874664
Book Overview: An evocative first novel about forbidden love and the power of secrets, set between Occupied France and the modern day.