Strange Gardens by Michel Quint

Strange Gardens by Michel Quint

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A little boy is ashamed of his father. Acutely so. But through the telling of a secret that dates back to the second World War, the boy grows to understand what drives his father - and to respect and love the courage and humour in him, the survivor. Based on the author's fathers story.

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Strange Gardens by Michel Quint

The novel of war, childhood, courage and memory that has taken France by storm. A country that has been occupied during war has its secrets, and France is full of them. Strange Gardens tells the touching story of two generations coming to terms with each other, as a father's story is slowly unfurled to his son. Finally the boy understands his father's traumatic past, and the courage and humour he has used to disguise it. Without a trace of sentimentality, this powerful fable tells an extraordinary story of memory and forgetting.
Michel Quint was born in France in 1949. He has written for the theatre and for radio and then turned to thriller writing. In 1989 he was awarded the 'Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere' for his novel 'Billard a l'Etage'. He is married with children and lives in France. Strange Gardens is based on his own father's story.
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ISBN 13 9780670911363
ISBN 10 0670911364
Title Strange Gardens
Author Michel Quint
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2001-07-26
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.