Tatiana de Rosnay explores the intricate complexities of family relationships and the hidden secrets that shape her characters' lives. Her prose is often lyrical and emotionally resonant, delving into the depths of human psychology to examine themes of memory, guilt, and redemption. Through her narratives, de Rosnay illuminates the fragility of human existence and the enduring power of connection. Her writing evokes profound emotion, leaving a lasting impact on the reader.
On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah.
Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this page-turner about a woman who returns to her family's ancestral vineyard in Burgundy to study for her Master of Wine test, and uncovers a lost diary, a forgotten relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since WWII--
Originally published in France by âEditions Robert Laffont.
Antoine thought he had the perfect surprise for his sister Melanie's birthday: a weekend by the sea at Noirmoutier Island, where the pair spent many happy childhood summers playing on the beach. But the island's haunting beauty triggers more than happy memories; it reminds Melanie of something disturbing about their last island summer.
"Vacationing at a luxurious Tuscan island resort, Nicolas Duhamel is hopeful that the ghosts of his past have finally been put to rest ... Now a bestselling author, when he was twenty-four years old, he stumbled upon a troubling secret about his family - a secret that was carefully concealed. In shock, Nicholas embarked on a journey to uncover the truth that took him from the Basque coast to St. Petersburg - but the answers wouldn't come easily. In the process of digging into his past, something else happened. Nicolas began writing a novel that was met with phenomenal success, skyrocketing him to literary fame whether he was ready for it or not - and convincing him that he had put his family's history firmly behind him. But now, years later, Nicolas must reexamine everything he thought he knew, as he learns that, however deeply buried, the secrets of the past always find a way out. Page-turning, layered and beautifully written, THE OTHER STORY is a reflection on identity, the process of being a writer and the repercussions of generations-old decisions as they echo into the present and shape the future"--
En el verano de 1942 en París, Sarah, una niña judía de diez años, se separa de sus padres tras una deportación. Logra escapar y debe salvar a su hermano escondido en un armario. Seis décadas después, la periodista Julia descubre que el apartamento de sus suegros perteneció a judíos, sin saber que esta búsqueda cambiará su vida.
In this New York Times bestseller, two women in different eras face similar life-altering decisions, the politics of exclusion, the terrible choices we face in wartime, and the redemptive power of love. In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie’s doorstep on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger. Sixty years later, in El Paso, Texas, Reba Adams is trying to file a feel-good Christmas piece for the local magazine, and she sits down with the owner of Elsie's German Bakery for what she expects will be an easy interview. But Reba finds herself returning to the bakery again and again, anxious to find the heart of the story—a story that resonates with her own turbulent past. For Elsie, Reba’s questions are a stinging reminder of that last bleak year of World War II. As the two women's lives become intertwined, both are forced to confront the uncomfortable truths of the past and seek out the courage to forgive.
« L’art de Tamara de Lempicka me fascine depuis l’adolescence. Je ne savais rien du tumulte de sa vie ni de l’ampleur de son ambition. Qui était-elle ? Où vivait-elle ? Comment est-elle devenue cette artiste extraordinaire ?Ce livre est mon voyage dans son monde intime, où j’ai exploré ses secrets et ses desseins, au rythme du palpitant Paris des années vingt. Avec mes mots, j’ai raconté son histoire, tandis que ma fille Charlotte l’évoque à travers sa photographie et revisite la flamboyante légende de la reine suprême de l’Art déco.Un projet mère-fille, inspiré par une femme hors du commun. »Tatiana de Rosnay
Lui, dix-huit ans, fils de bonne famille, solitaire et rêveur. Elle, sans âge, sans domicile, abîmée par la vie et l'alcool. Tout les sépare. Pourtant, un jour, rue du Bac, à Paris, leurs chemins se croisent. Contre toute attente, une extraordinaire amitié se noue. De celles qui changent une vie. De celles qui forgent à jamais une personnalité. Saisir sa chance, affronter le mystère familial qui le hante, c'est ce que Célestine va transmettre à Martin. Et plus encore... [quatrième de couverture].
«La nuit dernière, j’ai rêvé que je retournais à Manderley...» : la phrase qui ouvre le roman Rébecca a fait rêver des générations de lecteurs. Tout le monde connait L’Auberge de la Jamaïque, Rebecca ou Les Oiseaux d’Alfred Hitchcock, mais l’auteur des oeuvres qui l’ont inspiré, Daphné du Maurier (vendue pourtant à des millions d’exemplaires et traduite en une quarantaine de langues), est aujourd’hui tombé dans l’oubli. Pourquoi Daphné du Maurier est-elle considérée comme un auteur de romans féminins, alors que ses histoires sont souvent noires et dérangeantes ? Que sait-on vraiment de son lien étroit avec la France, de ses liaisons longtemps tenues secrètes, des correspondances ténues que son oeuvre entretient avec sa vie, et dans laquelle elle parle beaucoup de son histoire familiale ? Portrait d’un écrivain par un autre écrivain, Manderley décrit minutieusement une vie aussi mystérieuse que l’oeuvre qu’elle sous-tend – toute de suspense psychologique –, et met en lumière l’amour fou de cette femme pour son manoir de Cornouailles. Un portrait tout en nuances de la plus énigmatique des romancières britanniques, mais davantage encore : un voyage littéraire sur les traces d’un des plus grands auteurs de best-sellers de son époque, méprisé par la critique mais adulé du public.
