The House with Blue Shutters

The House with Blue Shutters

by Lisa Hilton (Author)

Synopsis

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...

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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.

Media Reviews
Hilton's style is positivly edible * Sunday Telegraph *
Refreshing both in the lightness of touch and the vividness of description * Sunday Express *
Scintillating... vivid * Observer *
Author Bio
After reading English at Oxford, Lisa Hilton studied history of art in France and Italy. Since the, she has freelanced for Vogue, Harpers, The New York Times and the national broadsheets, and is the author of several critically acclaimed works of non-fiction. She has also written and presented programmes for the BBC. She lives between London and the South of France.