by Anna Hope · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072710322
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«Le chagrin des vivants» is the historical novel by Anna Hope, published by Folio in paperback (432 pages, in French).
In November 1920, England awaits the return of the Unknown Soldier from France. In London, Evelyn, Ada and Hettie experience those days of national mourning in their own way: Evelyn works at the army pensions office after the death of her fiancé; Ada still sees her son who fell at the front; and Hettie accompanies veterans at the Hammersmith Palais. Among men marked by war who cannot find their place, these women seek a balance between memory and life.
The English original, «Wake», was published in 2014. This French edition includes a translation by Élodie Leplat. The novel was nominated for the Walter Scott Prize and the HWA Debut Crown.
For readers of historical fiction set during the First World War and of novels with female voices.
