{"product_id":"final-transgression-one-womans-tragic-destiny-in-war-torn-france-paperback","title":"Final Transgression: One Woman's Tragic Destiny in War-torn France - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet Welty Rochefort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring 1944: Betrayed by her collaborationist husband, S verine Sevanot travels from Paris to her beloved hometown in southwest France. S verine's friends and family have urged her not to go: the region is a tinderbox where the French are fighting not only the Nazis, but their own countrymen who support the pro-German Vichy regime. S verine ignores the advice. She always does exactly what she wants. Summer 1994: To mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day, an American reporter interviews 85-year-old Caroline Aubry, S verine's sister. Caroline tells of fleeing the Germans by taking to the road in May 1940, then returning to a Paris that has been overrun by Germans flirting with young French girls, playing oom-pah band music in the parks, and imposing strict rationing on the city while keeping the best food and wine for themselves. What Caroline omits is a story she has never revealed, even to her son F lix. Now, though, unsettled by the interview and the memories it evokes, Caroline decides that it is time for F lix to learn the secrets of the past... \"A gripping, beautifully written novel about love and betrayal.\" --Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War\"A vigorous and compelling tale.\" --Robert O. Paxton, author of Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order\"Elegant and often moving.\" --Alan Riding, author of And The Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-occupied Paris\"Final Transgression succeeds admirably in edifying while moving its readers.\" --Ronald C. Rosbottom, author of When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light under German Occupation 1940-1944\"Harriet Welty Rochefort paints this complex tableau of war in France with a fine brush and a great deal of humanity.\" --Mary Fleming, author of The Art of Regret and Someone Else\"A taut tale of love, war and politics... brings powerfully to life Paris and the P rigord, before and during WW2 and the Occupation.\" --Martin Walker, author of the Bruno detective series\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52543696306483,"sku":"9782957244409","price":26.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Q0gwelhjc1VEbm5XTU4wMGJIbkYzdz09.webp?v=1760939864","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/final-transgression-one-womans-tragic-destiny-in-war-torn-france-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}