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Suite Francaise, a Novel
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
[In this novel], "A Storm in June," is set in the chaos of the tumultuous exodus from Paris on the eve of the Nazi invasion. As the German army approaches, Parisians seize what belongings they can and flee the city, the wealthy and the poor alike searching for means to escape. Thrown together under circumstances beyond their control, a group of families and individuals with nothing in common but the harsh demands of survival find themselves facing the annihilation of their world, and human nature is revealed for what it is - sometimes tender, sometimes terrifying ... "Dolce," is set in a German-occupied village near Paris, where, riven by jealousy and resentment, resistance and collaboration, the lives of the townspeople reveal nothing less than the essence of the French identity. The delicate, secret love affair between a German soldier and the French woman in whose house he has been billeted plays out dangerously against the background of Occupation.-Dust jacket.
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Suet624
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The author wrote of the exodus from Paris in such detail that it felt very close-in fact the Ukrainians came to mind- and, in the 2nd story wrote of Germans occupying the homes of villagers and the relationships that develop. Nemirovsky wrote this as it was happening and provides a candid look at class, at collaborators, at war. Her daughters, escaping as their parents are killed at Auschwitz, found within a suitcase these handwritten notes. 🔽

Suet624 They thought it was a diary but as they transcribed the notes with a magnifying glass they discovered it was 2 parts of a five part novel. The appendices provide her notes on the book and correspondence between her and her publisher as she becomes isolated and then notes from her husband to friends asking for their help when the author is seized. 2y
tpixie @Suet624 what a coinkydink! I JUST took this off my shelf. I bought it in Paris in September at the recommendation of the owner of The Red Wheelbarrow- a bookshop with books written in English Very interesting story! 2y
Suet624 @tpixie that IS a coincidence. I look forward to hearing what you think of it. 2y
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LeahBergen I loved this book. 2y
tpixie @Suet624 @LeahBergen 💙💙💙 2y
Suet624 @LeahBergen I just know there are going to be so many passages that I will always remember from this book. 2y
BarbaraBB This was such an impressive read. 2y
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DivineDiana
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Worked my Friends of the Library shift yesterday. I try so hard NOT to bring home any more books! However, when a fellow Friend tells me that I should read this book, as it is on her top 10 of all time, how can I not say yes to the book?

EvieBee I‘ve been meaning to read this for many years! I would have brought it home too, lol! 3y
LeahBergen I loved this book. 👍 3y
DivineDiana @EvieBee So many books to read! Glad to know that I have company! 😅 3y
DivineDiana @LeahBergen I value your opinion. Plan on reading soon. 3y
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princesspeanutsmommy
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Current audiobook

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Tex2Flo
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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1. Tagged. Been on my shelf for over a decade and just can't seem to make it into my hands.
2. I just don't read anything twice. Too many to read once.
3. Just the ones at the house now? over 200
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly--superb
5. rave on, Littens!
#wondrousWednesday @eggs
Thanks, you sweet @KarenUK for the tag. Been so busy I've neglected Litsy.

Eggs I discovered quotes from Nemirovsky 13 yrs ago, and still want to read this as well. 5y
Crazeedi I so agree with number 2! 💞 5y
KarenUK 💕😊📚💕 5y
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Tex2Flo @Eggs Why is this one so HARD to take on? 5y
Tex2Flo @Crazeedi I'm the same with movies and TV shows. Too much to input to double down anywhere. 5y
Eggs @Tex2Flo I forget to make it a priority-it might be on my Litsy stack 🤪🤓 5y
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mrp27
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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#letstraveljuly #1940s #france

The author wrote this book to share what was happening to every day people and their lives in France during the Nazi occupation. She herself passed away in Auschwitz and never saw this book published.

I haven't read it but it's been on my tbr for years.

OriginalCyn620 😢❤️🇫🇷 5y
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CafeMom
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“When Irene Nemirovsky began working on Suite Francaise, she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a Jew, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.” The best part of the book is the appendices. Appendix I is Irene Nemirovsky's handwritten notes and Appendix II is written correspondence. #1001books. #ReadingtheWorld

KellyHunsakerReads I am going to obtain a copy of this one! 5y
ManyWordsLater That‘s fascinating! Added to my #tbr 5y
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BookishTrish
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Top of my #DecemberTBR

enidkeaner I loved that book so much! 6y
BookishTrish @enidkeaner That‘s so good to hear. I feel like I missed out not reading it when EVERYONE else did. 6y
enidkeaner @BookishTrish I only read it back in 2016 - I hadn‘t even heard of it before 6y
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DreesReads
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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In 1942 Nemirovsky wrote these notes (included as Appendix 1) about the rest of the parts of this book. She only finished 2 of the 5 parts, having been arrested a month after writing these notes. She died in Auschwitz a month later. We are now much closer to 2052 than to 1952. #1001books

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mrsmarch
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Most of my stack for #readyourgenes...The Welsh Girl still hasn‘t arrived from paperbackswap. 😥

bookandcat Ooh can I have more info about #readyourgenes ? :-) 6y
mrsmarch @trueisa4letterword I bet you have enough info about your heritage now you could do a #readyourgenes journey and not be stuck in one country half the time! Ireland, Switzerland, Iberia, North Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Tanzania....... (edited) 6y
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Samplergal
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Starting this for book club this month. This is the second of three Nazi books of recent. I love the history but in This political climate...I‘ve heard good things about this one.

Lcsmcat It is such a good book! 6y
BookishTrish I‘m going to read this soon! I am looking forward to hearing what you think 6y
Blaire This bo k is wonderful! 6y
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mrsmarch
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Half my stack for my upcoming #readyourgenes challenge! Scotland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal have arrived...waiting for Wales, Norway, Greece, Turkey, and Denmark.

mrsmarch Anyone interested in #readyourgenes please see the following link, and start whenever you‘re ready! No timeframe or deadline with this challenge, just have fun! I‘m personally waiting until I‘ve accumulated my whole planned stack. https://goo.gl/forms/su7NZ1og5R1mVK243 (edited) 6y
mrsmarch @bookandcat Here you go!! 6y
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squirrelbrain
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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This is really two different novels in one. I had read a review that said the second part wasn‘t as good as the first, so I stalled a bit. But, just goes to show you shouldn‘t believe everything you read, I think I preferred the second one...!
Irène‘s style is almost factual and quite detached (perhaps evident due to the fact that the novels weren‘t finished?) ... cont

squirrelbrain but you can still feel all the turmoil and emotions from that time, made more poignant by her draft notes and the letters after her disappearance, which are appendixes at the end of the book. I think it is to her great credit also that she doesn‘t portray all Germans as ‘bad‘, particularly in the second novel. 7y
Ole This is on my TBR and listed in #1001books to read before you die 😊 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I listened to this one a year or so ago and loved it! 7y
CSeydel Oh I loved this one! 7y
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merelybookish
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Why @WanderingBookaneer is Awesome Part 1. An eclectic bunch of books - all titles I'm excited to read. ❤️
@BookishMarginalia #summersantagoespostal

Hollie I LOVE Salt to the Sea and Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. She's awesome indeed! 7y
WanderingBookaneer The only one in that pic that is new is 7y
WanderingBookaneer The others are ones I had at home and read so I could send them to you. ☺️ 7y
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merelybookish @WanderingBookaneer I saw that on your notes and that made me happy. 7y
WanderingBookaneer I have five more that I didn't have time to read before the deadline. I'll be sending those to you at a later date. I'll post a picture when I get home. 7y
Jess7 The bees is on my #Tbr list too 7y
merelybookish @WanderingBookaneer Once I read them, I'll send them forward. Keep sharing the love! I'm also going to see if I have anything you might like to read. 😊 7y
BookishMarginalia @merelybookish That's a lovely idea! 7y
LeahBergen I adore Suite Francaise. 💕 7y
batsy You got a wonderful variety of books! Amazing 📚💕 7y
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Mindyrecycles
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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A wonderful work! It's heartbreaking that Nemirovsky was murdered by the Nazis before she could finish the whole suite. So many voices silenced. 😡 #booksintranslation #readingwomenmonth

Cinfhen Excellent story and I agree 💔 7y
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Pagesflutter
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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The first 3 that came to mind for the prompt #womenintranslation - I looked for more, but it seems that the majority of my books in translation are by men. I'm glad to notice this discrepancy, now I can try to fix it :)

#aprilbookshowers

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Books_Wine_Repeat
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Today's #bookpyramid brought to you by #booknerdproblems: #buyallthebooks. I had to make one more trip to my new favorite thrift store before we leave. I'm going to miss this store. Luckily, this #bookhaul will keep me busy until I come back next year. 📚📚📚🐛 #photoaday16 #day15 #day17 #sorrynotsorry

tpixie Book sounds interesting. Have you read Sarah's Key? It involves something of France in World War II I knew nothing about. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @tpixie It's been on my TBR list for a long time. I know it'll kill me. That's why I've been putting it off. 8y
tpixie Yes but it's really good and there was a movie too. 8y
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LeahBergen Loved Suite Francaise ❤️❤️ 8y
EnidBiteEm @Books_Wine_Repeat I feel the same re Sarah's Key. I cannot go there. 8y
Zelma @LeahBergen me too. Love love love it. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @LeahBergen @Zelma Can't wait to read it!! 😬 8y
Zelma @Books_Wine_Repeat the story about the book is just as good if not better than the novel itself. I think the real life events around it made me love it so much more. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @Zelma I need to read this soon!! Sounds awesome! 8y
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Amyreads
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Though only two parts of the suite were finished before the author was taken from her family and killed in a concentration camp in 1942, the scale of this novel is still so grand. The setting is breathtakingly beautiful, the reactions to German occupation are raw, shocking, tender, brutal and real.

tpixie Wow. Sounds great!! You're summary moved me more than the publisher's did! 8y
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SusanO1
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Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

CAGirlReading A wonderful book, even if unfinished. It was somewhat eerie to read in it the hopes that the worst was over knowing the worst is yet to come... 8y
SusanO1 Agreed, I loved this one! 8y
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emkinard
Suite Francaise, a Novel | Irčne Némirovsky
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Starting a new book and loving this new app!

OldVictorianQuill This book will change you forever. It is fantastic! 9y
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