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In this lush, lyrical, and marvelously evocative novel, Catherine Texier takes a mystery from her family?s past and draws from it a portrait of a remarkable woman?her great-grandmother Victorine. A young schoolteacher in a quiet province in France, Victorine had married and had two children. But when she falls desperately in love, she makes a startling choice, leaving her family for her lover and a new life in Indochina.
On a single day in 1940, as Victorine reflects on her past, we travel back with her, from the willow-lined canals of her childhood home in Vendée to sun-drenched days and languorous nights along the Mekong River at the dawn of the twentieth century. Hers is an unforgettable story of adventure and self-discovery?of a woman?s struggle between duty and independence, tradition and freedom, longing and regret.
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On a single day in 1940, as Victorine reflects on her past, we travel back with her, from the willow-lined canals of her childhood home in Vendée to sun-drenched days and languorous nights along the Mekong River at the dawn of the twentieth century. Hers is an unforgettable story of adventure and self-discovery?of a woman?s struggle between duty and independence, tradition and freedom, longing and regret.
Catherine Texier was born and raised in France and now lives in New York City. She is the author of three novels and a memoir. She was co-editor of a literary magazine and a regular contributer to 'The New York Times' and has written for several other leading magazines. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award and of two New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships. Her work has been translated into ten languages.
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- ISBN 10 0141017082
- ISBN 13 9780141017082
- BindingPaperback
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