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Size : 140 x 225 mm
What the Swallows Say

Collection : Terres de France
Release date : 07/04/2022
A delightful family chronicle in Normandy, embodied by endearing and courageous characters.  
In the rural France of the 1930s, devastated by the 1929 crash, Henri has become a farmer after the collapse of his horse farm. He accepts this change of life thanks to the support of his wife, Pauline, and their three children: Fanfan, a brilliant student, Noémie, who has become attached to a family... In the rural France of the 1930s, devastated by the 1929 crash, Henri has become a farmer after the collapse of his horse farm. He accepts this change of life thanks to the support of his wife, Pauline, and their three children: Fanfan, a brilliant student, Noémie, who has become attached to a family of Polish refugees threatened with deportation, and little Simone, who has artistic dreams. There is also Julien, Pauline's brother, who has lost his memory in the WW1 trenches and is slowly coming back to life. In September 1939, Henri's worst fears turn out to be true as war breaks out, and Fanfan goes into battle on his twentieth birthday... 
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EAN : 9782258197701
Shaping : BROCHE
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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