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The balcony

Delury, Jane, 1972-2018
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What if our homes could tell the stories of others who lived there before us? To those who have ventured past it over the years, this small estate in a village outside Paris has always seemed calm and poised. But should you open the gates and enter inside, you will find rooms which have become the silent witnesses to a century of human drama: from the young American au pair developing a crush on her brilliant employer to the ex-courtesan shocking the servants, and the Jewish couple in hiding from the Gestapo to the housewife who begins an affair while renovating her downstairs. The stories of those who have lived within the estate have been many and varied. But as the years unfold, their lives inevitably come to haunt the same spaces and intertwine, creating a rich tapestry of the relationships, life-altering choices, and fleeting moments which have kept the house alive through the last hundred years.
Main title:
The balcony / Jane Delury.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2018.
Collation:
viii, 241 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473684638 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
2644465
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