Élisabeth Gille Book order

"Élisabeth Gille was only five when the Gestapo arrested her mother, and she grew up remembering next to nothing of her. Her mother was a figure, a name, Irène Némirovsky , a once popular novelist, a Russian émigré from an immensely rich family, a Jew who didn't consider herself one and who even contributed to collaborationist periodicals, and a woman who died in Auschwitz because she was a Jew. To her daughter she was a tragic enigma and a stranger. It was to come to terms with that stranger that Gille wrote, in The Mirador, her mother's memoirs...The Mirador is a haunted and haunting book, an unflinching reckoning with the tragic past, and a triumph not only of the imagination but of love"--P. [4] of cover.

The narrative explores the profound impact of war on a young girl's life, reflecting on the experiences of Elisabeth Gille, whose mother, acclaimed writer Irene Nemirovsky, was deported to Auschwitz. Hidden away in the French countryside with her sister, Gille's journey reveals the struggle of reconciling childhood innocence with the harsh realities of loss and survival. This award-winning work delves into personal and national healing in the aftermath of conflict, offering a poignant perspective on memory and resilience.