Beautifully written andextraordinarily moving.The Sunday Times LondonFrom the author of the international bestseller Birdsong comes a hauntinghistorical novel o... » 

Beautifully written andextraordinarily moving.The Sunday Times LondonFrom the author of the international bestseller Birdsong comes a hauntinghistorical novel of passion loss and courage set in France between the twoworld wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in theUnited States.On a rainy night in the 1930s Anne Louvet appears at the rundown Hotel duLion dOr in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new lifeone far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on atorrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War The Girl at theLion dOr fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokesFrench masters from Flaubert to Renoir.This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed and admirable in itsconfigurations of place and period.The Times LondonI would urge those who appreciatedThe French Lieutenants Woman to try thisone. They may well think it superior.Sunday Telegraph London «