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EAN : 9782258194991
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 560
Size : 140 x 225 mm
The Heiresses of the Salamander

Collection : Terres de France
Release date : 14/10/2021
The extraordinary saga of pioneer settlers of French origin who came from the Banat region of Romania to rebuild a depopulated village in Provence in the aftermath of the Second World War. The magnificent quest, combining history and genealogy, led by one of their descendants.
1965. Esther Leavers, a renowned pianist, discovers in a BBC documentary the astonishing story of the rebirth of a Provencal village. She is particularly interested in the testimony of a santon-maker, Alexandra Mayer, a refugee from Banat, who was involved, with several of her fellow countrymen, in rebuilding La Roque-sur-Pernes,... 1965. Esther Leavers, a renowned pianist, discovers in a BBC documentary the astonishing story of the rebirth of a Provencal village. She is particularly interested in the testimony of a santon-maker, Alexandra Mayer, a refugee from Banat, who was involved, with several of her fellow countrymen, in rebuilding La Roque-sur-Pernes, in Vaucluse. Esther recognizes the maiden name of her mother, also from Banat, who married a Viennese writer and went into exile in Great Britain. Memories flood in. Esther is divorced, and her only family is her older brother Nathan. She remembers their house in Vienna and the family history told by their mother. The sudden awareness of this woman’s existence, in all likelihood her grand-niece, rouses Esther to action. She must and she strongly desires to make her acquaintance. So Esther flies to Provence. Her meeting with Alexandra will allow the two women to retrace their family’s history and the riotous course of the past...
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EAN : 9782258194991
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 560
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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