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Synopsis
Summer 1918. The First World War is drawing to a close when Léon Le Gall, a French teenager from Cherbourg who has dropped out of school and left home, falls in love with Louise Janvier. Both are severely wounded by German artillery fire, are separated, and believe each other to be dead. Briefly reunited two decades later, the two lovers are torn apart again by Louise's refusal to destroy Léon's marriage and by the German invasion of France. In occupied Paris during the Second World War, where Léon struggles against the abhorrent tasks imposed upon him by the SS, and the wilds of Africa, where Louise confronts the hardships of her primitive environment, they battle the vicissitudes of history and the passage of time for the survival of their love.
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About the Authors
Alex Capus is a journalist and the author of several novels, including Léon and Louise.
Simon Pare is a translator from French and German who lives in Paris.
Reviews
A century before the Internet and online dating, young men and women met the way they do in the opening scenes of Capus’ engaging tale set in the French village of Saint-Luc-sur-Marne during World War I. Léon Le Gall is smitten with comely Louise Janvier the moment he sees her riding her rickety bicycle through town. The two begin spending their days together and are soon inseparable. A short time later, they’re caught in artillery fire. Each presumes the other is dead. Ten years later, Léon is living in Paris, a devoted husband with a four-year-old child. Louise, however, is never far from his mind. When he catches a glimpse of her at the train station, a conflict of conscience ensues. Should he stay faithful to his wife and family or follow his heart? He’s tempted to do the latter, as his marriage has grown stale, and his job is driving him mad. Against the brutal backdrop of war, Capus renders a powerful tale of love lost and found. --Allison Block
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Summer 1918. The First World War is drawing to a close when Leon Le Gall, a French teenager from Cherbourg who has dropped out of school and left home, falls in love with Louise Janvier. Both are severely wounded by German artillery fire, are separated, and believe each other to be dead. Briefly reunited two decades later, the two lovers are torn apart again by Louise's refusal to destroy Leon's marriage and by the German invasion of France. In occupied Paris during the Second World War, where Leon struggles against the abhorrent tasks imposed upon him by the SS, and the wilds of Africa, where Louise confronts the hardships of her primitive environment, they battle the vicissitudes of history and the passage of time for the survival of their love. Seller Inventory # CIN1908323132VG
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ISBN 13: 9781908323132
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