Sarah's Key Contributor(s): De Rosnay, Tatiana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312370830 ISBN-13: 9780312370831 Publisher: St. Martin's Press OUR PRICE: $33.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007010080 |
Lexile Measure: 610 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 138962 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Rosnay, Tatiana: - TATIANA DE ROSNAY is the author of more than ten novels, including the New York Times bestselling novel Sarah s Key, an international sensation with over 9 million copies sold in forty-two countries worldwide that has now been made into a major film. Tatiana lives with her husband and two children in Paris. |