French Academician and Nazi sympathiser, Paul-Jean Husson, writes a letter to his local SS officer in the autumn of 1942. Tormented by an illicit passion for Ilse, his German daughter-in-law, Husson has taken a decision that will devastate several lives, including his own. The letter is intended to explain his actions. It is a dramatic, sometimes harrowing, story that begins in the years leading up to the war, when following the accidental drowning of his daughter, Husson's previously gilded life begins to unravel. And through Husson's confession, Romain Slocombe gives the reader a startling picture of a man's journey: from pillar of the French Establishment and World War One hero, to outspoken supporter of Nazi ideology and the Vichy government.
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About the AuthorRomain Slocombe is a writer, director, translator, illustrator, cartoonist and photographer. He was born in Paris in 1953.
Reviews'Probably one of the most significant novels of this year' L'Express 'The novel is, in a unique way, a powerful piece of Resistance literature.' La Vie
Book InformationISBN 9781908313508
Author Romain SlocombeFormat Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Gallic BooksPublisher Gallic Books
Weight(grams) 184g