Innocence

Innocence

by Pierre Magnan (Author)

Synopsis

The murder of a Resistance hero leads a young boy to discover a meaning to life - and love. June 1945. The war is over. Early one morning in the hills of Provence, Pierrot, a fifteen-year-old boy out hunting for snails, stumbles across the dead body of Capitaine Patrocle, a celebrated hero of the Resistance. He has been murdered. In the dead man's wallet Pierrot discovers a letter which he conceals under his beret. Its contents provide the key to the dramatic events that lie at the heart of this haunting and unforgettable story of illicit passions and lead, subsequently, to the boy's association with the tragic and beautiful Madame Henry and to his introduction to the mysteries of love.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Harvill Press
Published: 19 Jul 2001

ISBN 10: 1860468802
ISBN 13: 9781860468803

Media Reviews
Unputdownable, especially for holiday reading in that mysterious rented villa in Provence Jane Jakeman, Independent on The Murdered House; This is an extraordinarily evocative book The Times; The Murdered House is a gripping novel, holding the reader through every twist and turn L.W. Bailey, London Magazine
Author Bio
Pierre Magnan was born in Manosque in 1922 and has rarely left his native Provence. He has written over twenty-five novels, including The Murdered House, which was published by Harvill in 1999.