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| Fire in the Blood | 
 enlarge | Author: Irene Nemirovsky
Creator: Sandra Smith
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Category: Book
List Price: £14.74
Buy Used: £5.81
You Save: £8.93 (61%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 658261
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307267482
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.912
EAN: 9780307267481
ASIN: 0307267482
Publication Date: September 25, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A little gem of a book March 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
At first the book seems to be a gentle story of French rural life and then, about half way through the book, the narrative erupts into one of crime and passion and one is propelled along to finish it. The writing is very taught with short sentences and no redundant description and yet the author evokes atmosphere and character: she reminded me of Georges Simeon.
Love and betrayal in a sleepy little village January 7, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
"There's no such thing as uncomplicated emotions", reflects the narrator. His own youthful follies long behind him, Sylvestre watches his family and neighbours with the detachment of age and experience. He recollects his passion for life, the fire in the blood. He who knows so much is acutely aware of the deep influence of the past on the present. People's personal histories are shaped by what they choose to remember or forget.
This is a haunting tale of secrets bubbling beneath the apparently tranquil surface of a peaceful rural community between the wars. The author's keen eye and the gift of making the setting of her story come alive draw you in.
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