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rene Nemirovsky is becoming one of my favourite authors. This is the third novel that I have read written by her and it did not disappoint. The writing is lyrical once again and it develops slowly into what becomes a compelling read. It is evocative and thought-provoking. What we may think of idyllic, might not be what it seems behind closed doors. A great, quick read! #fireintheood#irenenemirovsky#bookrecommendation#biblioplhile

If someone on Litsy gave this to me, thank you. If I purchased it, I‘m going to pat myself on the back & offer praises for a job well done. An elderly man writes of his family who live in a small village in France. The examination of passion, how it comes and takes over a person, and the consequences resulting from it are the underlying theme. The author‘s observations on this theme as related to us by this man is, I can attest, honest and true.

Silvio narrated this story about his cousin‘s family - French paysans. Némirovsky propels the story through years w elegant restraint, taking key episodes: an illness, a death, a visit to the cousins. One death provides drama (more so if you read between the lines) & the story builds to a tense scene exposing family secrets & what goes on behind closed doors. Is duty better than hedonism? Feels of its time & place but themes apply to modern life.

Breakfast and a book. I‘m reading this for Women in Translation month, really enjoying it so far! 📖🇫🇷 #witmonth #womenintranslation

Thank you @squirrelbrain for the lovely postcard. It made me smile when I checked my mailbox today!
A nice charity shop haul too @RachelO a couple of these are for you. Hope you don't mind secondhand pressies. Can you guess which ones? #jbuk

Amazing book. So much told in so few pages. Thanks Jakaranda for passing this one on to me. Suite Francaise will be following soon

This is my second Némirovsky novel and Suite François was always going to be a tough act to follow. This taut narrative which digs beneath the idyllic image of a French village and the simple lives of its inhabitants is splendidly written, each sentence beautifully balanced and the narrative gorgeous in its flow. Némirovsky reveals again her talent for sympathetic, but not apologist, observation of human flaws and (self)deceptions 👇

So good. So good!

Started reading this over lunch, thought it would be a good way to try this author out, without the committment involved in starting the quite long Suite Française. Do you like reading novellas? They can be a good way to quickly see if you like a writer's style. #literaryfiction #irenenemirovsky #novella #translated