by Irène Frain · Distribooks Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253056744
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«Secret de famille» is the novel by Irène Frain, published by Distribooks Inc in paperback (570 pages, in French).
Marthe, an orphan, becomes the most powerful woman in the Loire; a marriage introduces her to the bourgeoisie and the 1914 war grants her family power. Her son Lambert rebels against her; years later, her grandson, a famous violinist, reconstructs Marthe's life and unearths hatreds and vendettas thought forgotten.
Winner of the Prix RTL Grand Public and originally published in 1989. Original title: «Le secret de famille».
For readers who enjoy investigative novels and family sagas set in France.
Irène Frain is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society.
