At the hour between dog and wolf a novel
"When Danielle Marton's father is killed during the early days of the German Occupation, her mother sends her to live in a quiet farming town near Limoges in Vichy France. Now called Marie-Jeanne Chantier, Danielle struggles to balance the truth of what's happened to her family and he...
| Main Author: | Ison, Tara. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Ig Publishing,
2023.
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| Summary: |
"When Danielle Marton's father is killed during the early days of the German Occupation, her mother sends her to live in a quiet farming town near Limoges in Vichy France. Now called Marie-Jeanne Chantier, Danielle struggles to balance the truth of what's happened to her family and her country with the lies she must tell to keep herself safe. At first, she's bitter about being left behind by her mother, and horrified at having to milk the cow and memorize Catholic prayers for church. But as the years pass and the Occupation worsens, Danielle finds it easier to suppress her former life entirely, and Marie-Jeanne becomes less and less of an act. By the time she's fifteen and there is talk amongst the now divided town of an Allied invasion, not only has Danielle lost the memories of her father's face and the smell of her mother's perfume, but her very self, transforming into a strict Catholic and an anti-Semitic, fervent disciple of fascism."-- Back cover |
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| Physical Description: |
295 pages |
| ISBN: |
9781632461452 1632461455 |
| Author Notes: |
Ison received her MFA in fiction and literature from Bennington College.She is currently professor of fiction in Arizona State University's creative writing program. In another life, she was the co-writer of the cult classic film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991). " |