The Free Frenchman

by Piers Paul Read

Book Overview

Bertrand de Roujay was a free Frenchman, a Catholic aristocrat and conservative. He was swept away by the magnificent Madeleine Bonnet, daughter of a leftist historian--and by the rising tide of World... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394558871
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 586 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Another superior English writer

Is it only accidental, that quality English writers receive little feedback on this site, whilst other "American" authors, receive feedback ad nauseum, which ends up being unhelpful as there seems to be little consistency within the reviews. I agree with the only other review regarding this book, even though I am only halfway through. A truly brilliant book!!

An exquisite and deeply moving portrait.

Simply put, this is one of the best novels I have ever read. The story is a tremendously engaging and well-crafted portrait of a crucial period -- 1914 to 1950 -- in France's history. Read does a magnificent job of showing the complexity and grayness of the various character types, world views, politics, etc. of this period of history. The story is so compellingly told that the pages turn like you are reading a great spy novel.